St. Nicholas Chapel (Igiugig, Alaska)

St. Nicholas Chapel

HABS photo, 1990
Location In Igiugig, Alaska
Coordinates 59°20′5″N 155°32′27″W / 59.33472°N 155.54083°W / 59.33472; -155.54083Coordinates: 59°20′5″N 155°32′27″W / 59.33472°N 155.54083°W / 59.33472; -155.54083
Area less than one acre
Built 1930 (1930)
MPS Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP Reference # 80004579[1]
Added to NRHP June 6, 1980

The St. Nicholas Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox church in the native village of Igiugig, Alaska, United States. It is one of the region's smallest churches, measuring 12 by 18 feet (3.7 m × 5.5 m), 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 church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for St. Nicholas Chapel" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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