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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -01
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION, RECOMMENDING THE NOMINATION OF THE JESSE
LEE HOME TO AMERICA'S 11 MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC
PLACES
WHEREAS, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's America's 11 Most Endangered
Historic Places provides an opportunity to spotlight examples of American heritage threatened by
neglect, deterioration, lack of maintenance, insufficient funds, inappropriate development or
insensitive public policy; and
WHEREAS, the Jesse Lee Home for Children was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1995 for the critical role it played in serving the health care and educational needs of
Alaska's native children orphaned during a wave of devastating epidemics, and because the home
fostered many children who have distinguished themselves in a wide variety of fields; and
WHEREAS, John Ben (Benny) Benson Jr., designed Alaska's flag while residing at the Jesse
Lee Home, and the site was honored as the location for the first official raising of the Alaska state
flag on July 9, 1927; and
WHEREAS, the Jesse Lee Home, which has remained vacant since it was damaged by the
1964 Alaska earthquake, has been gutted, abandoned, and is in poor condition. A recent engineer
report on the condition of the building stated that the structure should be considered unstable; and
WHEREAS, the Jesse Lee Home has been consistently cited by Seward residents as a high
priority for historic preservation, however, many residents also feel its salvation is beyond the scope
of a small community, and that its status as a state historic treasure and home of the Alaska flag
design should be recognized; and
WHEREAS, the Jesse Lee Home was listed on the Alaska Association for Historic
Preservation's Ten Most Endangered Properties list in 1993 and 1994; and
WHEREAS, the Seward Historic Preservation Plan recommends that the City continue to
monitor the status of the Jesse Lee Home and support efforts to save it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Historic Preservation
Commission that:
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