Van Gilder purchased the property adjacent to the Seward bank for $4,000 in February 1916 .
The building was originally constructed as an office by E.L. Van Gilder of Kellogg , Idaho , who decided to invest in the Alaska Territory .
E.L. Van Gilder   purchased the property adjacent to the Seward bank for $4,000 in February 1916 .
The building was originally constructed as an office by E.L. Van Gilder of Kellogg , Idaho , who decided to invest in the Alaska Territory .