First Lutheran Church (Ketchikan, Alaska) Explained

First Lutheran Church
Location:1200 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska
Coordinates:55.3453°N -131.6578°W
Built:1930
Architect:W.G. Brust
Builder:Carl Foss
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:May 18, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87000716
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Date:June 30, 1980
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:KET-141
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The First Lutheran Church in Ketchikan, Alaska is a historic church at 1200 Tongass Avenue. It was designed by architect W.G. Brust of Seattle and was built in 1930 by Ketchikan local builder Carl Foss. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a three-story tower at its southwest corner. The windows along the sides are rectangular sash windows on the first level, and narrow Gothic lancet windows on the taller second level grouped in threes in rectangular openings. The main entry is in through an arched opening in the tower, with the door topped by a multi-light transom window.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000716}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Lutheran Church ]. Suellen Liljeblad . March 31, 1986 . National Park Service. and