Ketchikan · Southeast: Ketchikan
Gilmore Hotel
P.J. Gilmore Sr.'s reinforced concrete hotel on Ketchikan's Front Street, opened in 1927, standing on solid rock rather than pilings.
- Built
- 1927Built 1926-27; grand opening February 20, 1927.
- Style
- Early 20th-century commercial (reinforced concrete)
- Architect
- C. Frank Mahon (Seattle); built by Hoard Engineering Company (Seattle)
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Southeast: Ketchikan
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
P.J. Gilmore Sr. built the three-story reinforced concrete building in 1926–27, after a February 1926 fire destroyed the Pioneer Hotel and nine other businesses in Ketchikan. Hotel rooms filled the upper two floors, above a cafe and shops. Unlike many downtown buildings it stands on solid rock rather than pilings, and it faces the waterfront and steamship docks. It is one of the few 1920s commercial buildings left in downtown Ketchikan. The grand opening was held on February 20, 1927.
Good to know
- Parking: on-site free
- No pets
- Address: 326 Front St, Ketchikan, AK 99901
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.