Alexander Nevsky Chapel, Akutan
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St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel (Russian: Часовня Святого Александра Невского) is a historic Russian Orthodox church chapel in Akutan, Alaska, United States.
For other similarly named chapels, see Alexander Nevsky Chapel.
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St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | In Akutan, Akutan, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 54°8′0″N 165°46′30″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1918 |
MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80000738[1] |
AHRS No. | UNI-028 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 6, 1980 |
Designated AHRS | May 18, 1973 |
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It was built in 1918 as a replacement for an 1878 building, reusing much of the same lumber. The chapel served the Russian Orthodox community in the trading port of Akutan[2][3] and is now part of the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.[4]
In 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]