St. Nicholas Chapel (Seldovia, Alaska)

Historic Russian Orthodox church in Seldovia, Alaska, United States

United States historic place

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St. Nicholas Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey



Location	Church Street, Seldovia, Alaska
Coordinates	59°26′22″N 151°42′59″W / 59.43944°N 151.71639°W / 59.43944; -151.71639
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80004588
AHRS No.	SEL-023
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

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

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.

The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Parishes - St. Nicholas Church".
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.
Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "St. Nicholas Chapel (AHRS SITE NO. SEL-023)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1976

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