St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Seward, Alaska) Explained

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:239 2nd Avenue, Seward, Alaska
Coordinates:60.1028°N -149.4442°W
Area:less than one acre
Built:1904 (1905-1906 per church history)[1]
Architect:Frank L. Baker
Builder:Rev. F.C. Taylor; Rev. George J. Zinn
Architecture:Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:December 21, 1979
Refnum:79003762
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Date:June 10, 1972
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:SEW-028
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 239 Second Avenue at Adams Street in Seward, Alaska, United States. The first Episcopal services in Seward were held in 1904 by a priest from Valdez. The church building was constructed between 1905 and 1906 and was consecrated on April 1, 1906, by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The interior of the church is noted for the 1925 reredos of Christ's Resurrection and Ascension which was done by Dutch artist Jan Van Empel.[1]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

St. Peter's is still an active Episcopal parish.

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  1. http://stpeters-seward.org/shorthx.html A Short History of St. Peter's