St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Seward, Alaska)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location 239 2nd Avenue, Seward, Alaska
Coordinates 60°6′10″N 149°26′39″W / 60.10278°N 149.44417°W / 60.10278; -149.44417Coordinates: 60°6′10″N 149°26′39″W / 60.10278°N 149.44417°W / 60.10278; -149.44417
Area less than one acre
Built 1904 (1905-1906 per church history)[1]
Built by Rev. F.C. Taylor; Rev. George J. Zinn
Architect Frank L. Baker
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference # 79003762[2]
AHRS # SEW-028
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 21, 1979
Designated AHRS June 10, 1972

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 239 Second Aveune at Adams Street in Seward, Alaska, United States. The first Episcopal services in Seward were held in 1904 by a priest from Valdez. The church building was constructed between 1905 and 1906 and was consecrated on April 1, 1906 by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The interior of the church is noted for the 1925 reredos of Christ's Resurrection and Ascension which was done by Dutch artist Jan Van Emple.[1]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2]

St. Peter's is still an active Episcopal parish.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 A Short History of St. Peter's
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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