St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough, AK

Significance: Although quite new, the church closely resembles the previous church, built in 1936. A gable roof covers both sanctuary and nave, entered through the base of a belltower. / The church was built in 1986, but closely resembles the previous church, built in 1936. The church was rarely used, and fell into disrepair. The icons were removed in the 1950s. In the rebuilding, the main block was lengthened about 6'. The foundation, floor, and part of the tower are original. Fr. Gerasim designed the interior himself.

Survey number: HABS AK-75

orthodox churches alaska nicholas russian orthodox church nicholas russian orthodox church sand point aleutians borough aleutians east borough interior history of alaska alaska free images alaska photographs historic american buildings survey liz jandoli schwan photo ultra high resolution high resolution architecture american architecture church architecture orthodox church library of congress

1939 - 1970

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html