Russian Orthodox Church Sites in Alaska Survey

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The Russian Orthodox Church Sites in Alaska was a survey done in the 1970s which attempted to document the entirety of the Russian Orthodox Church's presence in Alaska. Compiled by Fr. Joseph P. Kreta, a priest of the Orthodox Church in America, (with the assistance of Bishop Gregory and Fr. Paul Merculief) and Alfred Mongin, an Architectual Historian, the survey documents 149 sites of Russian Orthodox Churches in Alaska. Many of these churches were still in operation during this time, but many had also either been abandoned or destroyed. The survey was submitted to the National Park Service in 1979, which resulted 29 of Alaska's churches being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, giving them some protection from being destroyed as well as potential tax relief, zoning easements, and access to certain types of preservation grants. The survey itself also provides an overview of the history of the establishment of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska as well as a detailed timeline to the Church in Alaska.

Churches Listed in the Survey

The churches listed in the survey were originally designated significant through the Alaska Landmark Register, which was created through the Alaska Historic Preservation Act. In general, Alaskan sites looking for certification on the National Register of Historic Places should be listed on the Alaska Landmark Register first. Alaska Department of Natural Resources Office of History and Archaeology.

Churches listed in the survey were divided into five different categories, the first being "those buildings and sites of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska considered eligible for Thematic Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places"; the second, "buildings and sites of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska already entered on the National Register of Historic Places"; the third, "buildings and sites, or presumptive buildings and sites, of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, which require archaeological survey prior to consideration for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places"; the fourth "Russian Orthodox church properties, or presumptive properties, for which National Register eligibility determination cannot be determined on presently available information"; and fifth, "extant Russian Orthodox churches, chapels, or church-related buildings, rejected by Alaska Historic Sites Advisory Committee for nomination to the National Register". For churches listed in the first group, the survey also included fairly detailed information about the history and signifcance of the site, the history of the parish, as well as any churches built for the parish, as well as detailed descriptions of the buildings and locations.


Buildings and sites considered eligible for Thematic Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

Buildings and sites already entered on the National Register of Historic Places

Buildings and sites, or presumptive buildings and sites, which require archaeological survey prior to consideration for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

(To assist with finding locations within Alaska, the United States Geological Survey devised an Alaska map of quadrangles, which can be found here: http://ardf.wr.usgs.gov/quadmap.html.) The following sites are noted according to Alaska quadrangle, village, and church or chapel name (if known).

Buildings standing but not in current use

  • Chignik; Bear River; Unknown
  • Chignik; Chiknik Lagoon?; Unknown
  • Chignik; Ilnik; Unknown
  • Chignik; Port Heiden; St. Nicholas Church
  • Chignik; Unangashek; St. Nicholas Chapel
  • False Pass; Marzhovoi; Church of the Theotokos
  • Kwiguk; Old Andreavsky; Church of Saints Peter & Paul
  • Naknek; Kvichak (Kvichak River?); Koggiung Mission
  • Naknek; Old Savonski; Unknown
  • Port Moller; Korovin (Korovin Island); Holy Theotokos of Kazan Church
  • Port Moller; Mach-Hick; Church of St. Nicholas
  • Port Moller; Unga; St. Vladimir Chapel
  • Trinity Island; Aektalik Island; mission church
  • Ugashik; Kanatak; Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel

Locations bearing visible remains only

  • Chignik; Anchorage Bay (Chignik Bay); Unknown
  • Dillingham; Nunachuak; St. Mary Chapel
  • Unalaska; Chernofski; Holy Theophany Chapel
  • Unalaska; Kashega; Holy Transfiguration Chapel

Sites, or presumptive sites, of former buildings.

  • Afognak; Little Afognak; Holy Assumption Church
  • Anchorage; Knik; St. Nicholas Chapel
  • Attu; Attu; Holy Assumption Church
  • Bendeleben; Pilgrim Hot Springs; Unknown
  • Cordova, Eyak; St. Theodosius of Chernigov Chapel
  • Cordova; Nuchek; Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel
  • Dillingham; Kanakanak; mission church
  • False Pass; Ikatan; unknown
  • False Pass; Sanak; Holy Ascension Chapel
  • Goodnews; Togiak (Tugiak); St. Michael the Archangel Chapel
  • Gulkana; Copper River; St. Nicholas Chapel
  • Holy Cross; Anvik; unknown
  • Holy Cross; Holy Cross; unknown
  • Iliamna; Iliamna; unknown
  • Juneau; Douglas; St. Sava Church
  • Kaguyak; Kaguyak; Theotokos Chapel & St. Nicholas Chapel
  • Kenai; Kasilof; unknown
  • Kenai; Kustatan Mission; (possible) Ss. Peter & Paul Church
  • Kodiak; Eagle Harbor (Eagle Point); unknown
  • Kodiak; Uganuk Mission; possible church
  • Kodiak; Woody Island; Holy Annunciation of the Theotokos Chapel
  • Kuskokwim Bay; Kwigillingok; possible community or church
  • Kwiguk; Mountain Village; possible community or church
  • Lake Clark; Kijik; possible church
  • Marshall; Chukwoktulik Village; Reputed site of St. John the Baptist Church
  • Mount Katmai; Katmai Mission; St. John the Theologian Church
  • Mount Katmai; Kukak Mission; community and possible church or chapel
  • Point Hope; Point Hope; community
  • Port Moller; Wosnesenski; Holy Ascension Chapel
  • Rat Islands; Constantine Bay (on Amchitka Island); Ss. Constantine and Helen Church
  • Saint Michael; Kotlik; unknown
  • Seward; Chenaga; Nativity of the Theotokos Chapel
  • Sitka; Killisnoo; St. Andrew Church
  • Stepovak Bay; Metrophania; St. Metrophan Chapel
  • Trinity Island; Prokrofsky Mission; unknown
  • Tyonek; Susitna Valley; St. Barbara Chapel
  • Unalaska; Biorka; St. Nicholas Chapel
  • Unalaska; Makushin; Christ Church
  • Valdez; (Old) Valdez; St. Nicholas Church

Church properties, or presumptive properties, for which National Register eligibility determination cannot be determined on presently available information

Locations for which insufficient information is currently available to establish precise site, significance, or integrity;

  • Bethel; Atmartluaq; St. Herman of Alaska Church
  • Cold Bay; King Cove; St. Herman Church
  • False Pass; False Pass; St. Nicholas Chapel
  • Kodiak; Kiliuda; church
  • Medfra; Telida; St. Basil Church
  • Russian Mission; Aniak; Protection of the Theotokos Church
  • Seward; Kinikluk; Kinikluk mission
  • Sleetmute; Crooked Creek; St. Nicholas Church
  • Sleetmute; Kolmakov; unknown church
  • Sleetmute; Stony River; community
  • Sutwik; Chiginagak Bay; Wrangell mission
  • Trinity Island; Uchanok Village; St. John the Baptist Church
  • Tyonek; Old Tyonek; possible church
  • Ugashik; South of Becharof Lake; Wide Bay mission
  • unknown; Kimian; Elevation of the Holy Cross Chapel
  • unknown; Laglan; St. Innocent Chapel

Buildings extant and in use, for which historical significance is insufficient or incomplete for National Register determination

  • Anchorage; Anchorage; St. Innocent Church
  • Baird Inlet; Kasigluk; Holy Trinity Church
  • Bethel; Bethel; St. Sophia Church
  • Chignik; Chignik Lake; St. Nicholas Chapel
  • Dillingham; Levelock; Protection of the Virgin Mary Church
  • Kenai; Wildwood Station; St. Herman Chapel
  • Kodiak; Larsen Bay; St. Herman Chapel
  • Marshall; Marshall; St. Michael Chapel
  • Marshall; Pilot Station; Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel
  • Taylor Mountains; Portage Creek; St. Basil Church

Sites of Russian Orthodox activity, reported activity, or interest, with no reported buildings of historic significance up to the present date

  • Fairbanks; Fairbanks
  • Kwiguk; Kwiguk
  • Seldovia; Port Graham
  • Seward; Upper Russian Lake

Extant Russian Orthodox churches, chapels, or church-related buildings, not acted upon by the Alaska Historic Sites Advisory Committee for nomination to the National Register

  • Atka; Atka; St. Nicholas Chapel
  • Baird Inlet; Eek; St. Michael the Archangel Chapel
  • Baird Inlet; Nunapitchuk; Presentation of the Theotokos Chapel
  • Baird Inlet; Tuntutuliak; St. Agaphia Chapel
  • Bethel; Kwethluk; St. Nicholas Church
  • Cordova; Tatitlik; St. Nicholas Church
  • Dillingham; Aleknagik; Holy Resurrection Church
  • Dillingham; Branch River; St. Innocent of Irkutsk Church
  • Dillingham; Dillingham; St. Seraphim of Sarov Church
  • Dillingham; Ekwok; St. John the Baptist Chapel
  • Dillingham; Koliganak; St. Michael the Archangel Chapel
  • Dillingham; New Stuyahok; St. Sergius Chapel
  • Iliamna; Kakhonak; Ss. Peter & Paul Chapel
  • Iliamna; Newhalen; Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel
  • Juneau; Hoonah; St. Nicholas Church
  • Kodiak; Old Harbor; Three Saints Church
  • Kodiak; Port Lions; Nativity of the Theotokos Chapel
  • Kuskokwim Bay; Kongiganak; St. Gabriel Chapel
  • Kwiguk; Pitka's Point; Ss. Peter and Paul Chapel
  • Naknek; Egegik; Transfiguration of Our Lord Church
  • Russian Mission; Ikogmute; St. Vladimir Chapel
  • Russian Mission; Lower Kalskag; St. Seraphim Chapel (New Church)
  • Russian Mission; Russian Mission; Elevation of the Holy Cross Church
  • Sleetmute; Sleetmute; Ss. Peter and Paul Chapel
  • Tyonek; Tyonek; St. Nicholas Church

Sources

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