St. Nicholas Chapel (Igiugig, Alaska)
Appearance
St. Nicholas Chapel | |
Location | In Igiugig, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 59°20′5″N 155°32′27″W / 59.33472°N 155.54083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1930 |
MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80004579[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 6, 1980 |
The St. Nicholas Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox church in the native village of Igiugig, Alaska, United States. It is one of the region's smallest churches, measuring 12 by 18 feet (3.7 m × 5.5 m), with clapboard siding, a metal gable roof, and a small shed-roof vestibule at one end. The long walls each have three sash windows. A detached bell tower, holding five bells, stands next to the church. The church was built in 1930.[2]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for St. Nicholas Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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- Buildings and structures in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Russian Orthodox church buildings in Alaska
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