St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel
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| Location | In Akutan, Akutan, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 54°8′9″N 165°46′39″W / 54.13583°N 165.77750°WCoordinates: 54°8′9″N 165°46′39″W / 54.13583°N 165.77750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1918 |
| MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 80000738[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 6, 1980 |
St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox church chapel in Akutan, Alaska, United States. It was built in 1918 as a replacement to an 1878 building, and used much of the same lumber. It served the Russian Orthodox community in the trading port of Akutan.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ↑ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sir Alexander Nevsky Chapel (AHRS SITE NO. UNI-028)" (PDF). National Park Service. (continuation sheets from Thematic Resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1973
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-73, "St. Alexander of Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church, Akutan, Aleutians East Borough, AK"
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