Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church Explained

Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Location:Eklutna Village Road, Eklutna, Alaska
Coordinates:61.4606°N -149.3617°W
Map Label:Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Built:1894
Added:March 24, 1972
Website:http://stnicholasjuneau.org/history.html
Mpsub:Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD)
Refnum:72000189
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:ANC-004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

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 5x in plan, and was built in about 1894, . It was moved to its current location in 1900.[1] [2]

A new church was built next to the old in 1962.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. This and other Russian Orthodox churches of the Alaskan Diocese were studied during the National Register of Historic Places inventory[3] and Historic American Buildings Survey.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=72000189}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church / Eklutna Chapel ]. William S. Hanable . November 18, 1971 . National Park Service. and
  2. Web site: Eklutna Historical Park.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000002}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources ]. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta . June 14, 1979 . National Park Service.
  4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/ak/ak0300/ak0328/data/ak0328data.pdf Historic American Buildings Survey: St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Eklutna, Alaska, HABS No. AK-94-A