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Ruby's Place
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Recognized Federal Heritage Building

Ruby's Place

Also known as Building 13

233 Second Avenue, Dawson

A Recognized Federal Heritage Buildingdesignated in 1989 · one of 18 in Dawson
HHotel, Motel or InnBBuilt 1902–1903
DirectionsIts record on historicplaces.ca ↗
About

About Ruby's Place

The federal government recognizes Ruby's Place for its heritage, one of 18 such buildings in Dawson. Ruby's Place went up in 1902–1903. 19 more historic places stand within 400 m of it.

Ruby’s Place, also known as Building 13, is located in the Dawson Historic Complex National Historic Site of Canada. The two-storey, gable-roofed, rectangular structure features a painted, Boomtown façade with two prominent oriel windows. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Ruby's Place · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word

Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; this one is Recognized.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes

Dawson · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Ruby's PlaceStart here
  2. 2Bank of British North AmericaRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
  3. 3S.S. KenoNational Historic Site · 100 m on
  4. 4BYN Ticket OfficeRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 100 m on
  5. 5Post OfficeClassified Federal Heritage Building · 200 m on
Farther afield
Old Territorial Administration BuildingNational Historic Site300 mYukon HotelNational Historic Site300 mMme. Tremblay’s Store (16)Recognized Federal Heritage Building300 mSt. Paul's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site300 mSt. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchRecognized Federal Heritage Building400 mNorthern Commercial Company WarehouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building400 m
Around it

14 within 300 m

Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.

FedHarrington’s Store (15)56 mFedBank of British North America122 mFedThird Avenue Hotel, Building 14127 mFedKTM Building149 mTopCanadian Bank of Commerce181 mFedWinaut's Store185 mFedLowe’s Mortuary198 mTopS.S. Keno226 mFedDawson Daily News231 mTopOld Territorial Administration Building259 mTopYukon Hotel277 mTopPost Office289 mFedMme. Tremblay’s Store (16)296 mTopSt. Paul's Anglican Church297 m

Questions about Ruby's Place

When was Ruby's Place built?

Ruby's Place went up in 1902–1903, by its record.

What is Ruby's Place?

Ruby's Place has been a Recognized Federal Heritage Building since 1989.

Is Ruby's Place protected?

While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.

Can you visit Ruby's Place?

Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).

Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).