Falcon Joslin Home

Falcon Joslin came to Fairbanks in 1904 and started the Tanana Valley Railroad; he was also vice president of the Washington-Alaska Bank when E.T. Barnette bought it. Joslin built this two-story home in 1905, which makes it the oldest frame house still in its original location. He built this pretentious home hoping to convince his wife and chil­dren to move to Fairbanks, but they remained in Seattle, where he finally joined them in 1916. The two-story American four-square house has novelty siding and a shallow-pitched roof with a hip-roofed dormer. Additions include a one-story en­closed porch across the front and an addition to one side.