St. Nicholas Chapel (Igiugig, Alaska) Explained

St. Nicholas Chapel
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:Along Main Road, Igiugig, Alaska
Coordinates:59.327°N -155.8951°W
Added:June 6, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80004579
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Date:May 18, 1973
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:ILI-042
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The St. Nicholas Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox church in the native village of Igiugig, Alaska, United States. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America[1]

It is one of the region's smallest churches, measuring 12feetx18feetft (xft), 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 vestibule has seen the addition of a little onion dome sometime after 1990.[3]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parishes - St. Nicholas Church.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80004579}} NRHP nomination for St. Nicholas Chapel]. National Park Service. 2015-02-27.
  3. Web site: Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Igiugig. April 5, 2012. May 28, 2017.