St. John the Baptist Church (Angoon, Alaska) explained

The St. John the Baptist Church is a historic Russian Orthodox Church in Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is currently in the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America^[1]

This modest wood-frame village church was built 1928–1929, after a fire destroyed the previous church of the parish, at Killisnoo, in 1927. The main chamber is about 38feet long and 22feet wide, although it was originally built to a shorter length. Its gabled roof is topped by a square cupola, which is topped by an Orthodox cross. A bell tower rises from the west end above the vestibule.^{[2] [3]}

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parishes - St. John the Baptist Church.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80004589}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John the Baptist Church ]. Alfred Mongin and Joseph P. Kreta . June 14, 1979 . National Park Service. (This is an excerpt and addendum to larger thematic resources document) and
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000002}} National Register of Historic Places: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites in Alaska Thematic Resources ]. National Park Service . Alfred Mongin and Joseph P. Kreta . June 14, 1979.