St. Michael the Archangel Church (Cordova, Alaska) explained

St. Michael the Archangel Church
Location:	Southern side of Lake Avenue, between 9th Street and Birch Street, Cordova, Alaska
Coordinates:	60.5425°N -145.7443°W
Built:	1925
Added:	June 6, 1980
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	80004578
Designated Other1:	Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:	Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Date:	May 18, 1973
Designated Other1 Color:	A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:	AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:	COR-021
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom

St. Michael the Archangel Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church along Lake Avenue, in Cordova, Alaska. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.^[1]

It is a rectangular wood-frame structure with a moderately pitched roof, and a small entrance vestibule whose roof echoes the main roof line. The exterior is largely unadorned, owing to frequent windy conditions in the area. It was built in 1925 and has a modest appearance, in the generally simple style of the earlier Russian Orthodox church at Belkofski. The church interior was completely rebuilt and modernized in the 1970s.

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parishes - St. Michael the Archangel Church.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80004578}} St. Michael the Archangel Church (AHRS SITE NO. COR-021) ]. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta . June 14, 1979 . National Park Service. (continuation sheets from Thematic Resources document) and
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.