St. John the Theologian Church

	St. John the Theologian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	Corner of B Street and 2nd Avenue, Perryville, Alaska
Coordinates	55°54′42″N159°08′43″W / 55.91165°N 159.14515°W
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80000741
AHRS No.	XSB-003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

Last updated August 10, 2023

The St. John the Theologian Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Perryville, Alaska, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1] Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America.^[2]

Named for St. John the Theologian, it was built soon after Perryville was founded in 1912, by survivors from the community of Katmai, Alaska, after it was destroyed in the 1912 Katmai volcano eruption. The church is 57.5 feet (17.5 m) in length and consists of traditional Alaskan R.O. church compartments of vestibule, nave, and altar chamber.^[3]^[4]

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References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "Parishes - St. John the Theologian Church".
↑ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources". National Park Service.
↑ Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "St. John the Theologian Church (AHRS SITE NO. XSB-003)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1975

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "Parishes - St. John the Theologian Church".

[nrhptr-3] Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources". National Park Service.

[nrhpdoc-4] Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "St. John the Theologian Church (AHRS SITE NO. XSB-003)". National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1975

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