Cordova Rose Lodge sat atop a barge named the Berry #1 that was built in 1924. The barge served as a pile driver, fish trap setter, and a houseboat before being towed to Cordova in 1964. Its owners at that time, Bob and Rose Arvidson, landlocked the barge and built up the property surrounding it. Bob added the lighthouse to the site in the late 1970s to help guide him up Odiak Slough and later convinced the Coast Guard to recognize the structure as an official aid to navigation.

Eldon and Jan Glein purchased the property in 1992 and subsequently renovated the buildings and created Corodva Rose Lodge. The McDowells, took over the lodge in 1998 and upgraded the property while making sure it maintained its unique nautical feel.

On April 14, 2025, a demolition crew began crushing and hauling the structures connected to Cordova Rose Lodge to the landfill. The lodge abutted Whiteshed Road, and when a right-of-way space was needed, the state of Alaska purchased the property. Odiak Pharos fell victim to the long arm of an orange excavator on April 24, 2025.

References

1. “Farwell to the Cordova Rose Lodge,” Dick Shellhorn, The Cordova Times, May 2, 2025.

The lighthouse was torn down in 2025.

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