The St. John the Baptist Chapel is a historic Russian Orthodox chapel in Naknek, Alaska, United States. It is traditionally said to have been built in 1886 and enlarged in 1914. It is a simple single story wood-frame building. It consists of a single chamber, measuring 10'3"' wide and 30'3" long, which houses the nave and altar, and a small vestibule. Analysis of the construction indicates that the vestibule and a portion of the nave were constructed after the original construction date. The gable roof is topped by a centrally-placed Russian Orthodox cross, and there is a bell mounted on a metal framework outside the vestibule.[2]
St. John the Baptist Chapel | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | In Naknek, Naknek, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 58°43′35″N 157°1′1″W / 58.72639°N 157.01694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000750[1] |
| AHRS No. | NAK-023 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 6, 1980 |
| Designated AHRS | May 18, 1973 |
The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for St. John the Baptist Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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