Christ Church Mission

Coordinates: 62°39′21″N 160°12′13″W / 62.65581°N 160.20374°W / 62.65581; -160.20374
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Christ Church Mission
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
The mission in 1921; it has since undergone some alteration
Christ Church Mission is located in Alaska
Christ Church Mission
LocationCorner of Main Road and River Road, Anvik, Alaska
Coordinates62°39′21″N 160°12′13″W / 62.65581°N 160.20374°W / 62.65581; -160.20374
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1892
Built byRev. John W. Chapman
NRHP reference No.80004572[1]
AHRS No.XHC-016
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1980
Designated AHRSJuly 5, 1978

Christ Church Mission, also known as the Anvik Mission, is a historic Episcopal church mission in Anvik, Alaska. It is located near the former confluence of the Anvik and Yukon Rivers, about 2 miles (3.2 km) below the present confluence. There are four buildings that survive from what was once a larger complex. The largest is the main mission building, is a 36-by-72-foot (11 m × 22 m) structure built in 1932. The oldest building is the church, which was built in 1892, and was moved to the present site when river erosion threatened the previous one.[2]

The mission site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Donna MacAlpine (November 15, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Church Mission (AHRS Site No. XHC-016) / Anvik Mission". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1979