The Van Gilder Hotel is a historic multipurpose commercial and civic building at 307 Adams Street in Seward, Alaska, United States.
The building was originally constructed as an office by E.L. Van Gilder of Kellogg, Idaho, who decided to invest in the Alaska Territory.
Extra construction costs and a poor economy forced Van Gilder to sell the building shortly after it was completed.
[3] The third floor held a Masonic and Odd Fellows lodge rooms, as well as meeting space for the Christian Scientists and the Seward Women's Club.
Tenants on the lower floor included the law firm Morford & Finnigan, a doctor, and the Alaska Importing Company.
[2] In 1924, Seward and the Van Gilder were a stop for the Army Air Service team that made the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe.