Kantishna Roadhouse
a.k.a. Alaska Heritage Resources Suvey Site no. MMK-00018; DENA 82-026; DENA-178; The Two Story; Old Kantishna Roadhouse; Historic Kantishna Roadhouse
Approx .1 mi. W of mi. 91 of Denali Park Rd., Denali, AK Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law in 1971, was the largest land settlement in United States history. The act provided for the transfer of over 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to Alaska Native corporations.