Commissioner's House

This morning we went to see the Commissioner's House. In the early 1900's Canada sent a Commissioner to oversee the Yukon Territory. At first the Commissioner's home was used only for the dignitaries in the area. Later, a new Commissioner married a local woman who had always said that if she lived in the Commissioner's house she would open it to everyone and she did.

The Commissioner's House has been restored to all of it's previous glory. It is furnished with period appropriate furniture, etc., and many pieces are original to the house. This is our docent waiting to take us through the house.

One of the first things that greets you in the foyer is a very uncomfortable looking chair made of caribou antlers.

This is the Commissioner's office off the foyer.

This is the foyer with it's grand staircase.

This is the front sitting room where visitor's waited to see the Commissioner.

This room opened into the formal living room so that when there were large parties both rooms could be utilized.

This is the formal dining room. The wallpaper on the walls is a reproduction that was possible due to the many pictures that were taken during the era.

This is our docent explaining about the upstairs rooms that were used by the nuns as a hospital after the flood.

The gardens around the home were also period accurate and well kept.

This afternoon we are going to tour an old gold dredge.