Earlier this month, the Alaska Landmine said on social media Dorene Lorenz used a state grant to restore a historic building “for herself.” Lorenz says that crossed a line.
"Jesse Lee Home"
Seward demolishes building where Alaska flag first flew, plans for memorial in its place
From 1926 to 1964, the Jesse Lee Home was a residential school for children, many of whom were orphans or had parents with tuberculosis. It’s where Benny Benson lived when he designed the Alaska state flag, as a seventh-grader.
The abandoned building in Seward where the first Alaska flag flew will come down
The Jesse Lee Home, which has been abandoned since being damaged in the 1964 earthquake, has long been a source of contention in Seward.