St. Nicholas Church (Nikolski, Alaska)
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| Location | In Nikolski, Nikolski, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 52°56′18″N 168°51′42″W / 52.93833°N 168.86167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000740[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 6, 1980 |
St. Nicholas Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Nikolski, Alaska, which is located at the southern end of Umnak Island.
The current church was built in 1930, and is believed to be the fourth church on the island: the first was built and was burned within the 1800s, the second was burned in 1898, the third was built in 1898-1900 a few miles away then moved to the current church location in about 1918, and was replaced in 1930. The church has a customary three-element design (altar section, nave, and vestibule section), with addition of a nearly independent bell tower. Its nave is larger and taller than usual among the Russian Orthodox churches of Alaska, and it has "simple detailing [which] coupled with small, economically severe, windows, suggests an almost Shaker design influence," according to a 1979 evaluation.[2][3]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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 Church (AHRS SITE NO. SAM-022)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1975
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-69, "St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolski, Aleutians West Census Area, AK"
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