The McKinley Tower Apartments, previously known as the East 4th & Denali Apartments, the Mt. McKinley Building, the McKay (or MacKay) Building and the McKinley Building, is a historic apartment building at 337 East Fourth Avenue in the eastern downtown of Anchorage, Alaska. Originally constructed by Swalling Construction owners, John H. Clawson and Albert Swalling, as a 14-story HUD 604 apartment building named the Mt. McKinley Bldg,[2] it is the first, and oldest high-rise in Anchorage. McKinley Tower was designed in 1950 by Earl W. Morrison for MacDonald Architects of Seattle[3] who also designed the nearly identical Inlet Towers at 1020 W. 12th Avenue.[4] The building shares key design characteristics with several other buildings designed by Morrison including: Skye at Belltown in Seattle, WA.[5] The Mendenhall Tower in Juneau, Mary Frances Towers in Ketchikan, and the Cathedral Arms building in Sitka.
After the building had sat for years following damage in the 1964 Alaska earthquake, it was purchased at auction by Anchorage attorney and real estate investor, Neil S. Mackay. He renamed it the McKay Building (spelling intended) and converted into an office building that housed the State of Alaska's administrative offices [6] and a private penthouse residence occupied by Mackay.[7] The State of Alaska moved out in 1982 when the building was condemned by the city for failing fire codes. The building was completely gutted and stood windowless and abandoned for the next 20 years largely due to Mackay's legal issues in relation to the assassination of his wife Muriel Pfeil and brother in law Robert Pfeil.[8]
Renovationedit
The tower and annex were purchased in 1998 by Anchorage developer Marc Marlow and later remodeled and brought up to code after significant seismic reinforcement work was completed.[9][10]
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mckinley, tower, apartments, previously, known, east, denali, apartments, mckinley, building, mckay, mackay, building, mckinley, building, historic, apartment, building, east, fourth, avenue, eastern, downtown, anchorage, alaska, originally, constructed, swall. The McKinley Tower Apartments previously known as the East 4th amp Denali Apartments the Mt McKinley Building the McKay or MacKay Building and the McKinley Building is a historic apartment building at 337 East Fourth Avenue in the eastern downtown of Anchorage Alaska Originally constructed by Swalling Construction owners John H Clawson and Albert Swalling as a 14 story HUD 604 apartment building named the Mt McKinley Bldg 2 it is the first and oldest high rise in Anchorage McKinley Tower was designed in 1950 by Earl W Morrison for MacDonald Architects of Seattle 3 who also designed the nearly identical Inlet Towers at 1020 W 12th Avenue 4 The building shares key design characteristics with several other buildings designed by Morrison including Skye at Belltown in Seattle WA 5 The Mendenhall Tower in Juneau Mary Frances Towers in Ketchikan and the Cathedral Arms building in Sitka McKinley Tower ApartmentsU S National Register of Historic PlacesMcKinley Tower Apartments in 2013Show map of Downtown AnchorageShow map of AnchorageShow map of AlaskaLocation337 East 4th Avenue Anchorage AlaskaCoordinates61 13 8 N 149 52 39 W 61 21889 N 149 87750 W 61 21889 149 87750Arealess than one acreBuilt1952ArchitectEarl W Morrison for MacDonald ArchitectsArchitectural styleEarly ModernismNRHP reference No 08000882 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 12 2008 Contents 1 The McKay Building 2 Renovation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksThe McKay Building edit nbsp After the building had sat for years following damage in the 1964 Alaska earthquake it was purchased at auction by Anchorage attorney and real estate investor Neil S Mackay He renamed it the McKay Building spelling intended and converted into an office building that housed the State of Alaska s administrative offices 6 and a private penthouse residence occupied by Mackay 7 The State of Alaska moved out in 1982 when the building was condemned by the city for failing fire codes The building was completely gutted and stood windowless and abandoned for the next 20 years largely due to Mackay s legal issues in relation to the assassination of his wife Muriel Pfeil and brother in law Robert Pfeil 8 Renovation editThe tower and annex were purchased in 1998 by Anchorage developer Marc Marlow and later remodeled and brought up to code after significant seismic reinforcement work was completed 9 10 McKinley Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 1 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage AlaskaReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 UAA hmc 0455 64xxc19 vilda alaska edu Archived from the original on 2022 02 26 Retrieved 2019 03 15 Earl W Morrison Companies Emporis Archived from the original on 2022 02 26 Retrieved 2022 02 26 Engineering News Record 16 Feb 1950 95 New York Seattle Historical Sites Search Result Department of Neighborhoods DON web6 seattle gov Archived from the original on 2019 11 22 Retrieved 2019 03 15 Anchorage Federal Office Building FOB Environmental Impact Statement 1975 Archived from the original on 2022 02 26 Retrieved 2021 08 18 Mayhem in The Great Land UPI Archived from the original on 2015 11 02 Retrieved 2019 03 15 Turner Wallace Times Special To the New York June 30 1987 ALASKAN MURDER ENIGMA WITHIN AN ENIGMA The New York Times Archived from the original on November 9 2017 Retrieved March 16 2019 McKinley Tower Archived from the original on 2021 09 14 Retrieved 2021 09 14 A new life for an old building once condemned the old MacKay building will again stand tall with a new name and makeover by Martin Gary L Alaska Business Monthly Saturday Oct 1 2005External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to McKinley Tower Apartments Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title McKinley Tower Apartments amp oldid 1212864336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
