St. Sergius Chapel

St. Sergius Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1990 HABS photo
Location	In Chuathbaluk, Chuathbaluk, Alaska
Coordinates	61°34′18″N 159°14′26″W / 61.57167°N 159.24056°WCoordinates: 61°34′18″N 159°14′26″W / 61.57167°N 159.24056°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1891
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP Reference #	80004585[1]
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980

The St. Sergius Chapel in Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States, in the Bethel Census Area, is a historic Russian Orthodox church. On the Kuskokwim River, it has been known as the Little Russian Mission to contrast it from the Russian Mission, on the Yukon River (roughly parallel to the Kuskokwim, to the north). Traditionally, the church is believed to have been built in 1891 by Father Ivan Orlov. The wood-frame structure has three major elements. At the western end is a gable-roof vestibule section with a small onion dome on top, and there is a similarly-sized matching section at the eastern end. The central section is a larger, roughly square structure, topped by a hip roof with a larger onion dome.^[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. 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.
3. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "St. Sergius Chapel (AHRS SITE NO. RUS-015)" (PDF). National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1973