Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church

For the church in Košice, see Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Košice.

Holy Assumption Orthodox Church
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church is located in Alaska
Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church
LocationMission and Overland Streets, Kenai, Alaska
Coordinates60°33′11″N 151°16′3″W / 60.55306°N 151.26750°W / 60.55306; -151.26750
Area13.47 acres (5.45 ha)
Built1894
MPSRussian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.70000898[1]
AHRS No.KEN-036
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1970
Designated NHLApril 15, 1970[2][3]
Designated AHRSJune 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#70000898)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Holy Assumption Orthodox Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Holy Assumption Orthodox Church". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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  5. ^ "NRHP nomination for Holy Assumption Orthodox Church". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Parishes of the Kenai Deanery". Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved September 27, 2009.