Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Eklutna Chapel, is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Eklutna, Alaska. It is about one mile inland from the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet.

Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Interior of the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Eklutna
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is located in Alaska
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Location in Alaska
LocationEklutna Village Road, Eklutna, Alaska
Coordinates61°27′38″N 149°21′42″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1894
Websitehttp://stnicholasjuneau.org/history.html
MPSRussian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.72000189[1]
AHRS No.ANC-004
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1972

The church, built of hewn spruce logs, is about 5 by 8 metres (16 ft × 26 ft) in plan, and was built in about 1894, . It was moved to its current location in 1900.[2][3]

A new church was built next to the old in 1962.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] This and other Russian Orthodox churches of the Alaskan Diocese were studied during the National Register of Historic Places inventory[4] and Historic American Buildings Survey.[5]

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