St. John the Baptist Church (Angoon, Alaska)

The St. John the Baptist Church is a historic Russian Orthodox Church in Angoon, Alaska, United States. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America[2]

St. John the Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	On hillside north of Beaver Trail Street, Angoon, Alaska
Coordinates	57°30′13″N 134°35′14″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1929
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80004589[1]
AHRS No.	SIT-055
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

This modest wood-frame village church was built 1928–1929, after a fire destroyed the previous church of the parish, at Killisnoo, in 1927. The main chamber is about 38 feet (12 m) long and 22 feet (6.7 m) wide, although it was originally built to a shorter length. Its gabled roof is topped by a square cupola, which is topped by an Orthodox cross. A bell tower rises from the west end above the vestibule.[3][4]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, 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-angsjb
3. Alfred Mongin and Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John the Baptist Church". National Park Service. (This is an excerpt and addendum to larger thematic resources document) and accompanying photos
4. Alfred Mongin and Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites in Alaska Thematic Resources". National Park Service.