St. Nicholas Chapel (Seldovia, Alaska) Explained

St. Nicholas Chapel
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:Church Street, Seldovia, Alaska
Coordinates:59.4394°N -151.7164°W
Added:June 6, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80004588
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:SEL-023
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

St. Nicholas Chapel (Russian: Церковь Николая Чудотворца), commonly known as Russian Orthodox Church, is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Seldovia, Alaska, United States. The church was most likely built in 1891 and replaced a log church. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America[1]

The church's design features a bell tower with an octagonal, partly open belfry; the tower is topped by a tall cross. The church has a gable roof with a four-sided cupola in the middle, which is topped by another cross.[2] [3]

The chapel was added to 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=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.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80004588}} St. Nicholas Chapel (AHRS SITE NO. SEL-023) ]. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta . June 14, 1979 . National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and