 It was constructed by CCC crews in the 1930s of the Great Depression, according to traditional knowledge and methods.It stands at the original location of Shakes House, on Shakes Island inside Wrangell harbor.Today the Wrangell Cooperative Association, a Tlingit IRA council and the federally recognized tribe for the area, maintains Shakes Island and the House, as well as Totem Park near the city center.