St. John the Baptist Chapel

St. John the Baptist Chapel
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location In Naknek, Naknek, Alaska
Coordinates 58°43′35″N 157°1′1″W / 58.72639°N 157.01694°W / 58.72639; -157.01694Coordinates: 58°43′35″N 157°1′1″W / 58.72639°N 157.01694°W / 58.72639; -157.01694
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914)
MPS Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP Reference # 80000750[1]
AHRS # NAK-023
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS May 18, 1973

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]

The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for St. John the Baptist Chapel" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-28.


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