St. Michael's Cathedral
Historic church in Alaska, United States in Sitka, Alaska. Built 1848 by Siergiej Padiukow. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966. After 1872, the cathedral came under the control of the Diocese of Alaska. It had been a National Historic Landmark since 1962, notable as an important legacy of Russian influence in North America and Southeast Alaska in particular.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Lincoln and Maksoutoff District,, Sitka, AK |
| County | Sitka County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000165 |
| Built | 1848 |
| Architect | Siergiej Padiukow |
| Type of place | cathedral |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Lincoln and Maksoutoff District,, Sitka, AK |
| Coordinates | 57.05004, -135.33530 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Sitka National Historical Park · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Samsing Cove Cabin 5 mi · Starrigavan Creek Cabin 6 mi · Starrigavan Campground And Day Use 6 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000165. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.