St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Kwethluk, Alaska)

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Location Lower Kuskokwim River, Kwethluk, Alaska
Coordinates 60°48′44″N 161°26′1″W / 60.81222°N 161.43361°W / 60.81222; -161.43361Coordinates: 60°48′44″N 161°26′1″W / 60.81222°N 161.43361°W / 60.81222; -161.43361
Area less than one acre
Built 1935
MPS Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP Reference # 91000385[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 1991

The St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church near Kwethluk, Alaska, United States, on the Lower Kuskokwim River. It is a wood-frame structure, resting on a log foundation, and is completely built out of cedar. It is rectangular in plan, with a gable roof which sported two small onion domes with crosses, but these were blown off by high winds and stored. The western side of the building has the vestibule area, above which rises a modest square belltower. It was built in 1935 as a replacement for an earlier church that was built around 1900, and is the oldest structure standing in the Kwethluk area. Also denoted AHRS Site No. BTH-001, it was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1][2]

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  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Joan M. Antonson and Donna Lane (April 13, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church / AHRS Site No. BTH-001" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1987



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