The Sts. Constantine and Helen Chapel, in Lime Village, Alaska, United States, in the Bethel Census Area, is a historic Russian Orthodox church that was built in 1923. Now it is under the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America[2]
Sts. Constantine and Helen Chapel | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | In Lime Village, Lime Village, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 61°21′19″N 155°26′6″W / 61.35528°N 155.43500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1923 |
| MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004583[1] |
| AHRS No. | LIM-001 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 6, 1980 |
| Designated AHRS | May 18, 1973 |
It is simple and square, 17.75 feet (5.41 m) in each dimension, built of logs, and is argued to be "the evocation of a rural R.O. church structure in Alaska, an outstanding example of durable utile architectural simplicity."[3][4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Parishes - SS. Constantine and Helen Church".
- ^ 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). "Saints Constantine and Helen Chapel (AHRS SITE NO. LIM-001)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1975
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