Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Historic church in Alaska, United States

United States historic place


Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

Interior of the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Eklutna
61°27′38″N 149°21′42″W / 61.46056°N 149.36167°W / 61.46056; -149.36167
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1894
Website	http://stnicholasjuneau.org/history.html
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.	72000189^[1]
AHRS No.	ANC-004
Added to NRHP	March 24, 1972

Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Eklutna Chapel, is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Eklutna, Alaska. It is about one mile inland from the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet.

The church, built of hewn spruce logs, is about 5 by 8 metres (16 ft × 26 ft) in plan, and was built in about 1894, . It was moved to its current location in 1900.^[2]^[3]

A new church was built next to the old in 1962.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1] This and other Russian Orthodox churches of the Alaskan Diocese were studied during the National Register of Historic Places inventory^[4] and Historic American Buildings Survey.^[5]

Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (1870s) at Eklutna
New St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (1962) at Eklutna, in 2009

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ William S. Hanable (November 18, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church / Eklutna Chapel". National Park Service. and accompanying seven photos from 1965-1972
^ ^a ^b "Eklutna Historical Park".
^ 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". National Park Service.
^ Historic American Buildings Survey: St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Eklutna, Alaska, HABS No. AK-94-A.

External links

Media related to Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church at Wikimedia Commons
Eklutna Historical Park
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-94, "St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Eklutna, Anchorage, AK"
HABS No. AK-94-A, "St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church"
HABS No. AK-94-B, "St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, New Church"

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