St. Michael's Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska)
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St. Michael's Cathedral
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| Location: | Sitka, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: | 57°03′00″N 135°20′06″W / 57.0501°N 135.3351°WCoordinates: 57°03′00″N 135°20′06″W / 57.0501°N 135.3351°W |
| Built: | 1848 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Russian |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD) |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000165 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: | June 13, 1962[2] |
St. Michael's Cathedral (Russian: Собор Архангела Михаила), also known as Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel (Russian: Собор Святого Архангела Михаила), is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska at Lincoln and Matsoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1962, notable as an exhibit of Russian influence in North America.[2][3]
A fire destroyed the cathedral during the night of January 2, 1966,[3] but the cathedral was subsequently rebuilt.
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "St. Michael's Cathedral". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-27. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=84&ResourceType=Building.
- ^ a b Barbara Sweetland Smith (November 29, 1985) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, National Park Service and Accompanying 61 photos, exterior and interior, from 1843 to 1984.
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- 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
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