Brown & Hawkins

Brown & Hawkins The Brown and Hawkins Building is listed on the Register of National Historic Buildings. Charles E. Brown, a young banker from Montreal, Canada met T. W. T.

Inside the original building we have Wicked M's Photography Gallery and B&H Trading Co! Hawkins, a young merchant from Roanoak, Virginia during the Nome Alaska gold rush of 1898. Brown and Hawkins became fast friends who played an important part in establishing the banking and mercantile systems currently serving central Alaska. Brown and Hawkins partnership began in Valdez, Alaska in 1900. They a

rrived with the first wave of pioneers to settle the Seward townsite in 1903. Brown & Hawkins served as banker and merchant for the building of the Alaska Central Railroad. The large Mosler safe and vault can still be seen in the bank of the store. In 1912 Brown and Hawkins chartered the SS Bertha. It was loaded with general merchandise, a gold scale and a big iron safe. This inventory was to serve the needs of the trappers and miners. The SS Bertha was sent up the Cook Inlet into the mouth of Ship Creek. To protect the ship from the strong inlet tides it was firmly anchored on the mud flats. Thus the coined name “Anchorage.”

Brown and Hawkins eventually separated the banking operations from the mercantile operation of their stores. The Bank of Seward and the Bank of Anchorage were created by this separation. Charles F. Brown was the president of both banks. The Bank of Seward was absorbed by the First National Bank of Anchorage and the Bank of Anchorage has become the Alaska State Bank. Charles Brown died in 1929 and T. Hawkins in 1946. The Brown and Hawkins Store is the oldest continually operated business in Seward. It is also the oldest store in Alaska under the same ownership. Hawkins’s son James Hawkins took it over from his father and then passed it to his daughter Virginia Hawkins Darling. Virginia’s late son Hugh Darling and his wife Iris are the current operators.

When traveling always remember to get yourself some sand so .there.boutique can make you some extra special jewelry! Com...
01/22/2022

When traveling always remember to get yourself some sand so .there.boutique can make you some extra special jewelry! Come home soon ❤️

12/14/2021

Come one, come all and adopt one of our adorable friends from this holiday season. So much love is apparent in every small attention to detail.

Thank you to and for all the coordinating yesterday! Look at this haul of new goodies! We made it look easy. Come ...
12/04/2021

Thank you to and for all the coordinating yesterday! Look at this haul of new goodies! We made it look easy. Come see our new goodies everyone.

09/27/2021

Fall/Winter is certainly in the air 😁🎃❄️☃️, so we’ve adjusted to our winter hours. Open Thursday - Sunday 12 - 5, closed Monday - Wednesday. We’re also available by appointment on most Monday’s, so give us a call for help with any of your shopping needs. We’ll be open through the winter. Thankful for the past summer season, greatful for the winter season ahead. Be well Seward.

All things tiny! Tiny homes, tiny birds, tiny prices! Come on down and get your tiny trinket!
08/07/2021

All things tiny! Tiny homes, tiny birds, tiny prices! Come on down and get your tiny trinket!

Holly is coming to First Friday!! What better way to spend next Friday night? Come to Seward’s Art Walk! We will be host...
07/31/2021

Holly is coming to First Friday!! What better way to spend next Friday night? Come to Seward’s Art Walk! We will be hosting The makers behind and

This upcoming Friday is First Friday in Seward. We will be hosting two artists. Announcing will be here and no doubt be...
07/31/2021

This upcoming Friday is First Friday in Seward. We will be hosting two artists. Announcing will be here and no doubt be bringing her awesome creative vibe with her! Come see her and us on August 6th!

Next Friday is First Friday in Seward, AK! Be there or be square! We will be hosting two Alaska artists. Stay tuned to f...
07/30/2021

Next Friday is First Friday in Seward, AK! Be there or be square! We will be hosting two Alaska artists. Stay tuned to find out who they will be!

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207/209 Fourth Avenue
Seward, AK
99664

Opening Hours

Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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+19073126094

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