Holy Assumption Orthodox Church | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | Mission and Overland Streets, Kenai, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 60°33′11″N 151°16′3″W / 60.55306°N 151.26750°W |
Area | 13.47 acres (5.45 ha) |
Built | 1894 |
MPS | Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 70000898[1] |
AHRS No. | KEN-036 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1970 |
Designated NHL | April 15, 1970[2][3] |
Designated AHRS | June 16, 1972 |
Holy Assumption Orthodox Church (Russian: Свято-Успенская церковь), also known as Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Russian Orthodox parish church in Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Completed in 1896, it is the oldest-standing Russian Orthodox church in Alaska[4] and was a major center for the assimilation of the local Native population. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places shortly after.[5]
Today the church is a member of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska and further the Kenai Deanery.[6]
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