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Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK
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Russian church, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Russian church, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress).

Russian church, Kodiak, Alaska. After a 16 in. fall of ashes from Katmai volcano

Russian church, Kodiak, Alaska. After a 16 in. fall of ashes from Katm...

J171011 or J171015 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by P.S. Hunt. No. G3834.

Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Old Harbor, Kodia...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. This 1953 church, although somewhat lower and wider in proportions than earli... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodia...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Erected at the turn of the century, the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russia... More

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Stree...

Significance: The church is a late work by Louis H. Sullivan in traditional and exotic ecclesiastical idiom. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-132 Survey number: HABS IL-1071 Buil... More

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Stree...

Significance: The church is a late work by Louis H. Sullivan in traditional and exotic ecclesiastical idiom. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-132 Survey number: HABS IL-1071 Buil... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borou...

Significance: Although quite new, the church closely resembles the previous church, built in 1936. A gable roof covers both sanctuary and nave, entered through the base of a belltower. / The church was built i... More

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Saint George, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, St. George Island, Pribilof Isla...

Significance: Constructed in 1935-36, this church is one of the few buildings on the island that was not constructed by the government. Financed by the natives, the church's separate elements sanctuary, nave... More

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland Streets, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland St...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodia...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Erected at the turn of the century, the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russia... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Stree...

Significance: The church is a late work by Louis H. Sullivan in traditional and exotic ecclesiastical idiom. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-132 Survey number: HABS IL-1071 Buil... More

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodia...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Erected at the turn of the century, the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russia... More

Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Old Harbor, Kodia...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. This 1953 church, although somewhat lower and wider in proportions than earli... More

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Stree...

Significance: The church is a late work by Louis H. Sullivan in traditional and exotic ecclesiastical idiom. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-132 Survey number: HABS IL-1071 Buil... More

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Afognak, Kodia...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Erected at the turn of the century, the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russia... More

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V g. Khodzhendie

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V g. Khodzhendie

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 28.

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland Streets, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland St...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bet...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built of logs, the old St. Seraphim church has a form that is easy to read: n... More

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (New), Russian Mission, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (New), Russian Mission...

Survey number: HABS AK-65-B Public domain photograph of a church building, chapel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, New Church, Lower Kalskag, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, New Church, Lower Kalskag, Bet...

Significance: Although one of the newer Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, St. Seraphim is in a time-honored form, with a hip-roofed square nave farmed by a gable-roofed sanctuary and narthex. Survey number:... More

St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Borough, AK

St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Boro...

Significance: St. John the Baptist is a plain, wood-framed church, including both nave and sanctuary under its gable roof. Three onion domes, recent additions, enliven the roofline and distinguish this buildin... More

St. Alexander of Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church, Akutan, Aleutians East Borough, AK

St. Alexander of Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church, Akutan, Aleutians Eas...

Significance: The church at Akutan is a simple wood-framed building with a gable roof covering both sanctuary and nave. Survey number: HABS AK-73

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Church Street & Park Avenue, Brookside, Jefferson County, AL

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Church Street & Park Avenue, Bro...

Survey number: HABS AL-919 Public domain photograph of a church building, chapel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyuk...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built in 1928-29, the Presentation of Our Lord Church has a hip-roofed nave, ... More

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyuk...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built in 1928-29, the Presentation of Our Lord Church has a hip-roofed nave, ... More

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Saint George, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, St. George Island, Pribilof Isla...

Significance: Constructed in 1935-36, this church is one of the few buildings on the island that was not constructed by the government. Financed by the natives, the church's separate elements sanctuary, nave... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Holy Trinity Russian & Greek Orthodox Church, 1121 North Leavitt Stree...

Significance: The church is a late work by Louis H. Sullivan in traditional and exotic ecclesiastical idiom. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-132 Survey number: HABS IL-1071 Buil... More

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland Streets, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland St...

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie,...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although its belltower has been removed and its nave extended, this 1906 chur... More

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel C...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although built in 1955, St. Sergius of Radonezh displays a traditional form, ... More

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Marshall, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Marshall, Wade Hamp...

Significance: This modest, 1960 church contains notable icons and possibly the iconostas from the 1886 church at St. Michael. / The church is a wood-framed, rectangular building, sided with plywood. The ga... More

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Marshall, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Marshall, Wade Hamp...

Significance: This modest, 1960 church contains notable icons and possibly the iconostas from the 1886 church at St. Michael. / The church is a wood-framed, rectangular building, sided with plywood. The ga... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Ekwok, Dillingham Census Area, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Ekwok, Dillingham Census Area, A...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The modest frame structure of St. Nicholas Church is distinguished by a small... More

Ascension of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Karluk, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Ascension of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Karluk, Kodiak Island B...

Significance: The oldest Russian Orthodox church still in use in Alaska, the church at Karluk also exhibits an unusual architectural sophistication, with its pedimented Greek Revival doorway and distinctive bel... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnaia tserkov v tsitadeli g. Ura Tiube

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnaia tserkov v tsitadeli g. Ura Tiub...

Photograph shows village of Ura-Tyube, Tajikistan. On the hill above the village is a church on the citadel. Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 37.

Elevation of the Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church, South Naknek, Bristol Bay Borough, AK

Elevation of the Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church, South Naknek, Bri...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The lines of this simple rectangular, gable-roofed church have been interrupt... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Nondalton, Lake & Peninsula Borough, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Nondalton, Lake & Peninsula Boro...

Significance: A number of Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Moved from its original site at Old Nondalton, added to, and covered with corrugated m... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V fortie no 2

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V fortie no 2

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 12.

Zaravshanskii okrug. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V g: Kiaty Kurganie

Zaravshanskii okrug. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V g: Kiaty Kurganie

Photograph shows the church, bells and a carriage in the foreground; the village is in the background.

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie,...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although its belltower has been removed and its nave extended, this 1906 chur... More

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie,...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although its belltower has been removed and its nave extended, this 1906 chur... More

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel C...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although built in 1955, St. Sergius of Radonezh displays a traditional form, ... More

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel C...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although built in 1955, St. Sergius of Radonezh displays a traditional form, ... More

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bet...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built of logs, the old St. Seraphim church has a form that is easy to read: n... More

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bet...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built of logs, the old St. Seraphim church has a form that is easy to read: n... More

Ascension of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Karluk, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Ascension of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Karluk, Kodiak Island B...

Significance: The oldest Russian Orthodox church still in use in Alaska, the church at Karluk also exhibits an unusual architectural sophistication, with its pedimented Greek Revival doorway and distinctive bel... More

Protection of the Holy Thestokos Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Akhiok, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Protection of the Holy Thestokos Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Islan...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The well-proportioned Protection of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Churc... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolski, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolski, Aleutians West Census ...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The Nikolski church is well composed, with gable-roofed sanctuary and narthex... More

St. Alexander of Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church, Akutan, Aleutians East Borough, AK

St. Alexander of Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church, Akutan, Aleutians Eas...

Significance: The church at Akutan is a simple wood-framed building with a gable roof covering both sanctuary and nave. Survey number: HABS AK-73

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyuk...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built in 1928-29, the Presentation of Our Lord Church has a hip-roofed nave, ... More

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyuk...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built in 1928-29, the Presentation of Our Lord Church has a hip-roofed nave, ... More

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Saint George, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, St. George Island, Pribilof Isla...

Significance: Constructed in 1935-36, this church is one of the few buildings on the island that was not constructed by the government. Financed by the natives, the church's separate elements sanctuary, nave... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Irkutsk - the "Immersion of the Cross" in the Angara River, a Greek [i.e. Russian] Orthodox baptismal ceremony

Irkutsk - the "Immersion of the Cross" in the Angara River, a Greek [i...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie,...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although its belltower has been removed and its nave extended, this 1906 chur... More

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Lower Kalskag, Bet...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built of logs, the old St. Seraphim church has a form that is easy to read: n... More

Protection of the Holy Thestokos Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Akhiok, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Protection of the Holy Thestokos Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Islan...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The well-proportioned Protection of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Churc... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau Borough, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau...

Significance: The only remaining octagonal Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, this is also among the oldest. Its small size, fanciful belfry, and hillside location contribute to its picturesque appearance. In ... More

Russian church, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Russian church, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress).

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, New Church, Igiugig, Lake & Peninsula Borough, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, New Church, Igiugig, Lake & Pe...

Survey number: HABS AK-81-B Public domain photograph of office, official meeting, reception, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Eklutna, Anchorage, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Eklutna, Anchorage...

Significance: One of the older Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Eklutna church features simple log construction and a straightforward form, with nave and sanctuary incorporated into one gable-roofed blo... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolski, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolski, Aleutians West Census ...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The Nikolski church is well composed, with gable-roofed sanctuary and narthex... More

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Presentation of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, Yukon-Koyuk...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Built in 1928-29, the Presentation of Our Lord Church has a hip-roofed nave, ... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak Island, Old Harbor, Kodia...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. This 1953 church, although somewhat lower and wider in proportions than earli... More

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a chamber, cell, interior, underground vault architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi: v ukr: Chinaz

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi: v ukr: Chinaz

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 45.

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Lake Avenue, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Lake Avenue, Cordov...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Despite changes to its vestibule and to the side walls of the nave, this smal... More

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland Streets, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland St...

Public domain photograph of church building, Christianity, religious architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie,...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although its belltower has been removed and its nave extended, this 1906 chur... More

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Nativity of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Spruce Island, Ouzinkie,...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although its belltower has been removed and its nave extended, this 1906 chur... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borou...

Significance: Although quite new, the church closely resembles the previous church, built in 1936. A gable roof covers both sanctuary and nave, entered through the base of a belltower. / The church was built i... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borou...

Significance: Although quite new, the church closely resembles the previous church, built in 1936. A gable roof covers both sanctuary and nave, entered through the base of a belltower. / The church was built i... More

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Chuathbaluk, Bethel C...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Although built in 1955, St. Sergius of Radonezh displays a traditional form, ... More

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (New), Russian Mission, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (New), Russian Mission...

Survey number: HABS AK-65-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (New), Russian Mission, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (New), Russian Mission...

Survey number: HABS AK-65-B Public domain photograph of a church building, chapel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Marshall, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, Marshall, Wade Hamp...

Significance: This modest, 1960 church contains notable icons and possibly the iconostas from the 1886 church at St. Michael. / The church is a wood-framed, rectangular building, sided with plywood. The ga... More

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, New Church, Lower Kalskag, Bethel Census Area, AK

St. Seraphim Russian Orthodox Churches, New Church, Lower Kalskag, Bet...

Significance: Although one of the newer Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, St. Seraphim is in a time-honored form, with a hip-roofed square nave farmed by a gable-roofed sanctuary and narthex. Survey number:... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Ekwok, Dillingham Census Area, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Ekwok, Dillingham Census Area, A...

Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The modest frame structure of St. Nicholas Church is distinguished by a small... More

St. Herman Russian Orthodox Church, King Cove, Aleutians East Borough, AK

St. Herman Russian Orthodox Church, King Cove, Aleutians East Borough,...

Significance: The iconostas of this church was originally installed in the 1882 church at Belkofski, and features moldings, incisework, paneling, and horseshoe-arched openings. The church is a wood-framed, T1-... More

St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Borough, AK

St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Boro...

Significance: St. John the Baptist is a plain, wood-framed church, including both nave and sanctuary under its gable roof. Three onion domes, recent additions, enliven the roofline and distinguish this buildin... More

St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Borough, AK

St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Boro...

Significance: St. John the Baptist is a plain, wood-framed church, including both nave and sanctuary under its gable roof. Three onion domes, recent additions, enliven the roofline and distinguish this buildin... More

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Igiugig, Lake & Peninsula Borough, AK

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Igiugig, Lake & Pe...

Survey number: HABS AK-81-A Public domain photograph of a chamber, vaults, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church, Ninilchik, K...

Significance: One of only four Alaskan Russian Orthodox churches in a cruciform plan, the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Church was constructed in 1900-1901 of logs. The gable roof is crowned by an octagonal... More

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission, Wade Hampton Census Area, AK

Elevation of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church (Old), Russian Mission...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church, Unalaska Island, Unalaska, Ale...

Significance: One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska, the Holy Ascension Church of 1894 has a cruciform plan but a hip-roofed nave that emphasizes its squareness. Featuring three altars, this ch... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnaia tserkov v ukr: Perovsk

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnaia tserkov v ukr: Perovsk

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 18.

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland Streets, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland St...

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Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland Streets, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland St...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland Streets, Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church, Church, Mission & Overland St...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

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