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Unite -A States Department of the Intelric)r
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NAMNAL PARK SERVICE
Alaska Regional Office
240 W. 5th Avenue. Room 114
Anchorage. Alaska 99501
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.ioseph T. Wallis, Chief
State Tribal and Local Programs
National Park Set%' cc
;,ave Arrtcrii!a's Treasures, Heritage
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Preservation Serri.ce:5
.?0 i Eye Street NW, f `" Floor (ORG 2253 )
Washington D.C. 2000 S
Dear Ivlr. Willis:
[iris letter is in suppor: of the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society's rehabilitation ef'1''orts for the historic
boathouse o i Japonski I lsr:d, Sitka, Alaska. The boathouse is a contributing property• of the SiticiNiava�
Operating B ass and U.S_ Army Coastal Defenses National Historic Landmark (NEIL).
.fhe Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is actively working to rehabilitate and reuse T;he:',)oathouse. 'The
Society recently comlol tied a condition assessment and hazardous materials survey fu:tdi;d by a Eiistoric
Preservation Fund Gmat fi•oin theAlaska Historical Commission. The Society al:?1_iai sot and tee:eived .i
second Historic Preservation Fund Grant to continue work on the boathouse. 11 has cc rn?lettd a business;
plan for the 5oathouse wt cl is in the process of obtaining a lease on the boathouse fic:r, tlx City and
l3arough of Silka.
'lheNational Park 5ei-ice, Pdaska Suppott Office strongly supports rehabditatlon aric'rt:use of1111:
boathouse. Currently tt,e: 2a1°ll_ has no interpretive signage or program. Tlie Sii:ka. Ma itime Hetitsge
Society's plans to develop an interpretive program centered on the boathouse we z, slgni'icant stgp in
interpreting This K-1L. The NPS has been providing; ongoing assistance hi the. roan «fpreservatiori
planning, cost estimates, i:ientifying priorities for stabilization, and historic research Other sup sort will
come in the form of docurtant rdview and other consultation as needed.
If you have any questir,ns, please contact me at (907) 644-3470.
Sincerely,
Darrell Lew s
N UL Histor an