Talkeetna · Southcentral: Talkeetna
Fairview Inn
Ben Nauman built it in 1920–23; President Warren Harding had his hair cut here in 1923. Rooms share two baths above a live-music bar.
- Built
- 1923Built gradually between 1920 and 1923 by Ben Nauman; the hotel gives 1923.
- Style
- Utilitarian two-story frame
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 7
- Area
- Southcentral: Talkeetna
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Ben Nauman built the Fairview between 1920 and 1923, shortly after the Alaska Railroad station was established, and the National Register nomination calls it the town’s first hotel along with a smaller roadhouse. President Warren Harding had his hair cut there during his 1923 trip to drive the gold spike marking the railroad’s completion. Hunters, prospectors and miners rented rooms there for decades. Today the inn is also a bar and music venue, and Denali climbers gather there in season.
Good to know
- Address: 13625 E Main St, Talkeetna, AK 99676
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.