St. Michael the Archangel Church (Cordova, Alaska)

St. Michael the Archangel Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church along Lake Avenue, in Cordova, Alaska. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.[2]

St. Michael the Archangel Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	Southern side of Lake Avenue, between 9th Street and Birch Street, Cordova, Alaska
Coordinates	60°32′33″N 145°44′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80004578[1]
AHRS No.	COR-021
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

It is a rectangular wood frame structure with a moderately pitched roof, and a small entrance vestibule whose roof echoes the main roof line. The exterior is largely unadorned, owing to frequent windy conditions in the area. It was built in 1925 and has a modest appearance, in the generally simple style of the earlier Russian Orthodox church at Belkofski. The church interior was completely rebuilt and modernized in the 1970s.[3]^:2

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1][3][4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Valdez-Cordova 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-corsma
3. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "St. Michael the Archangel Church (AHRS SITE NO. COR-021)". National Park Service. (continuation sheets from Thematic Resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1976
4. 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.

External links

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