St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, also known as St. Peter's by the Sea or St. Peter's Episcopal Church, is a historic church building at 611 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska. It is a Gothic Revival structure, built of stone and wood, with a modest bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof. The basement and more than half of the main floor's height are fieldstone with timbered elements, above which is wood framing clad in wooden shingles. Three stone buttresses line the side of the church, separating four rectangular windows with half-round windows directly above.[2] The rose window of the church includes a Star of David.[3] The church was built in 1899, and was the first substantial Episcopal church in Sitka, which had previously held services in smaller locations.[2]
St. Peter's Church | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | 611 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 57°03′05″N 135°19′41″W / 57.05152°N 135.32799°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1899 |
| Built by | John W. Dudley |
| Architect | H. Louis Duhring Jr. |
| Architectural style | Gothic style |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000538[1] |
| AHRS No. | SIT-029 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1978 |
| Designated AHRS | October 24, 1972 |
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as "St. Peter's Church") in 1978. The adjoining See House is separately listed on the National Register.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for St. Peter's Church". National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "History of St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church". St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Further reading
edit- Ricketts, Nancy J. (2006). A Brief History of St. Peter's By-The-Sea Episcopal Church. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 9781598581973. ISBN 1-59858-197-X, 9781598581973.
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