Dawson City is named for George M Dawson, who was a Canadian geologist who mapped the region in 1887.
Location: Dawson City is located in the north part of the Territory.
Judicial District: Dawson City Judicial District
Courthouse – Dawson City
Location: Front Street / Turner Street
Built: 1900 – 1901
Style: Federal
Architect: Thomas William Fuller of the Federal Department of Public Works
Contractor: Local labour
Description: The building faces west and is a two story white coloured wood frame structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the centre of Dawson City. The building has a recessed central section with porch, recessed entrance on the first story and balcony on the second story. On either side are gable roofs. The green coloured roof is hipped. On the centre of the roof is a square white coloured cupola with green coloured roof.
See: The other Federal Territorial courthouse is located in Fort Macleod in Alberta.
Old Territorial Building – Dawson City
Location: Fifth Avenue / Church Street
Built: 1901
Style: Federal
Architect: Thomas William Fuller of the Federal Department of Public Works
Contractor: Local labour
Description: The building faces west and is a two story bluish coloured wood frame structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The centre section projects from the main building with entrance on the first story with small pediment and rising to a gable roof at the roof line. There are dormers along the roof. The wings stretch north and south with projecting end sections rising to gable roofs. The building was renovated in 1910 to 1922. The building served as the Yukon Territorial Government Building until 1953.
Photos taken 1994