St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (Sitka, Alaska) explained

St. Peter's Church
Location:611 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Alaska
Coordinates:57.0515°N -135.328°W
Built:1899
Builder:John W. Dudley
Architect:H. Louis Duhring Jr.
Architecture:Gothic style
Added:January 31, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78000538
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Date:October 24, 1972
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:SIT-029
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, also known as St. Peter's by the Sea or St. Peter's Episcopal Church, is a historic church building at 611 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska. It is a Gothic Revival structure, built of stone and wood, with a modest bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof. The basement and more than half of the main floor's height are fieldstone with timbered elements, above which is wood framing clad in wooden shingles. Three stone buttresses line the side of the church, separating four rectangular windows with half-round windows directly above.[1] The rose window of the church includes a Star of David.[2] The church was built in 1899, and was the first substantial Episcopal church in Sitka, which had previously held services in smaller locations.[1]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as "St. Peter's Church") in 1978. The adjoining See House is separately listed on the National Register.

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78000538}} NRHP nomination for St. Peter's Church]. National Park Service. 2014-10-24.
  2. Web site: History of St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.