| St. Nicholas Chapel | |
| Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
| Location: | On a bluff about 1mile south of Ekuk, Alaska |
| Coordinates: | 58.7982°N -158.5511°W |
| Added: | June 6, 1980 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 80000749 |
| Designated Other1: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
| Designated Other1 Date: | May 18, 1973 |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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| Designated Other1 Abbr: | AHRS |
| Designated Other1 Number: | XNB-011 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
St. Nicholas Chapel, also known as the Santa Claus Church, is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Ekuk, Alaska, United States. The small, single story wood-frame building was constructed in 1918 or 1919, replacing an earlier church. When originally built it was 16 feet wide and 21 feet long, but the chamber was subsequently lengthened, and is now 34 feet long. If it were not for its modest exterior religious symbols, it might be mistaken for a rural schoolhouse.[1] The church and its graveyard are located on a bluff which is subject to extensive erosion of the coast and, being just 185 feet from the shoreline, could be endangered in the next 50–100 years.[2]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.