St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel
| St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel (2010) |
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| location | Akutan , Aleutians West Census Area , Alaska | ||
| Coordinates | 54 ° 8 '0.4 " N , 165 ° 46' 31" W | ||
| NRHP number | 80000738 | ||
| The NRHP added | June 6, 1989 | ||
The St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel is a Russian Orthodox chapel in the fishing village of Akutan on Akutan Island in Alaska . It was built in 1918 on the site of a previous building as a simple wooden frame construction. It is owned by the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Diocese of Alaska .
history
A first chapel was built when the village was founded in 1878. Its hipped roof spanned the nave and the choir room . A small vestibule with a gable roof was in front . The facade was clad with clapboard. In 1918 the villagers decided to rebuild the church.
description
The chapel is close to the coast and is surrounded by a cemetery. It faces northwest with the altar on the east side. The hall and choir of the chapel are integrated into a uniform church space built on a rectangular floor plan, which ends at the top with a gable roof. On the north-western side there is an anteroom, the base of which is shortened to the main room, so that the gable roof, which is built with the same incline, is set apart from that of the church hall. Both structures are built as a simple wooden frame construction. The outside is clad with bevelled, whitewashed wooden boards.
Access to the chapel is via the entrance door on the north-western end of the anteroom. Another door to the anteroom is on the north side. The back of the vestibule had a third door in the roof, which also houses two bells. Both roofs are covered with wooden shingles painted green. In the middle of the nave there is a small dome on which a cross is placed.
In the mid-1980s, the foundations and the floor were replaced, and the vestibule was widened to make room for an oil stove. The roof was re-covered, the doors replaced and the eastern facade re-clad with wood.
There are several icons in the church .
Art historical significance
On June 6, 1980, the chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places (# 80000738).
Web links
- St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel at the Orthodox Church in America (with photo)
- Historic American Buildings Survey (PDF file; 98 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 27, 2017