St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel

St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel (Russian: Часовня Святого Александра Невского) is a historic Russian Orthodox church chapel in Akutan, Alaska, United States. Now is Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America[2]

St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	In Akutan, Akutan, Alaska
Coordinates	54°8′0″N 165°46′30″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1918
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80000738[1]
AHRS No.	UNI-028
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

It was built in 1918 as a replacement to an 1878 building, and used much of the same lumber. It served the Russian Orthodox community in the trading port of Akutan.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. https://oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-akusan
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). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sir Alexander Nevsky Chapel (AHRS SITE NO. UNI-028)". National Park Service. (continuation sheets from Thematic Resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1973

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-73, "St. Alexander of Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church, Akutan, Aleutians East Borough, AK"