Sts. Peter and Paul Church (St. Paul Island, Alaska)

Sts. Peter and Paul Church
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Church in November, 2010
Sts. Peter and Paul Church (St. Paul Island, Alaska) is located in Alaska
Sts. Peter and Paul Church (St. Paul Island, Alaska)
LocationSt. Paul Island, Alaska
Coordinates57°07′15″N 170°16′51″W / 57.1209°N 170.2809°W / 57.1209; -170.2809
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
Part ofSeal Island Historic District (ID66000156)
MPSRussian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.80000744[1]
AHRS No.XPI-003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1980
Designated NHLDCPJune 13, 1962
Designated AHRSMay 18, 1973

Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Russian: Св. Церковь Петра и Павла) is a Russian Orthodox church on St. Paul Island, Alaska. The current church, built in 1907, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.[2]

A first church was built in 1779 "according to legend"; a second church was built in 1819 atop the island's tallest hill. The current church was built in 1907, and was then "one of the most ambitiously designed and effectively executed small churches of the Byzantine tradition in Alaska." Its onion domes, however, were repeatedly damaged in storms, and have been replaced.[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Parishes - SS. Peter and Paul Church".
  3. ^ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources". National Park Service.
  4. ^ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "Saints Peter and Paul Church (AHRS SITE NO. XPI-003)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying three photos from 1961, c.1973, and undated

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