St. Michael the Archangel Church (Cordova, Alaska)

St. Michael the Archangel Church
Location In Cordova, Cordova, Alaska
Coordinates 60°32′33″N 145°44′16″W / 60.54250°N 145.73778°W / 60.54250; -145.73778Coordinates: 60°32′33″N 145°44′16″W / 60.54250°N 145.73778°W / 60.54250; -145.73778
Area less than one acre
Built 1925
MPS Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP Reference # 80004578[1]
Added to NRHP June 6, 1980

St. Michael the Archangel Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Cordova, Alaska.

It is a rectangular wood frame structure with a moderately pitched roof, and a small entrance vestibule whose roof echoes the main roof line. The exterior is largely unadorned, owing to frequent windy conditions in the area. It was built in 1925 and has a modest appearance, in the generally simple style of the earlier Russian Orthodox church at Belkofski. The church interior was completely rebuilt and modernized in the 1970s.[2]:2

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "St. Michael the Archangel Church (AHRS SITE NO. COR-021)" (PDF). National Park Service. (continuation sheets from Thematic Resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1976
  3. 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.

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