St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Seward, Alaska)


St. Peter's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	239 2nd Ave. at Adams St., Seward, Alaska
Coordinates	60°6′7″N 149°26′41″W / 60.10194°N 149.44472°W / 60.10194; -149.44472Coordinates: 60°6′7″N 149°26′41″W / 60.10194°N 149.44472°W / 60.10194; -149.44472
Built	1904 (1905-1906 per church history)^[1]
Architect	Frank L. Baker
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP Reference #	79003762^[2]
Added to NRHP	December 21, 1979

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 239 Second Aveune at Adams Street in Seward, Alaska, United States. The first Episcopal services in Seward were held in 1904 by a priest from Valdez. The church building was constructed between 1905 and 1906 and was consecrated on April 1, 1906 by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The interior of the church is noted for the 1925 reredos of Christ's Resurrection and Ascension which was done by Dutch artist Jan Van Emple.^[1]

On December 21, 1979, St. Peter's was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

St. Peter's is still an active Episcopal parish.

References

1 2 A Short History of St. Peter's
1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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	There are no sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kusilvak Census Area.

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Seward, Alaska

Historic sites	Ballaine House Brown & Hawkins Store Lowell Creek Diversion Tunnel Government Cable Office Hoben Park Jesse Lee Home for Children St. Peter's Episcopal Church Seward Depot Swetmann House Van Gilder Hotel

Geography	Bear Creek Exit Glacier 1964 Alaska earthquake Kenai Fjords National Park Lowell Point Mount Marathon Resurrection Bay

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Other	Mount Marathon Race Alaska SeaLife Center Alaska Vocational Technical Center Spring Creek Correctional Center

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St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Seward, Alaska)

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