Nativity of Our Lord Chapel

The Nativity of Our Lord Chapel (Russian: Церковь Рождества Христова) is a historic Russian Orthodox church located in Church Street, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America[2]

Nativity of Our Lord Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	Church Street, Ouzinkie, Alaska
Coordinates	57°55′23″N 152°30′1″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906
Built by	Various Ouzinkie villagers
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP reference No.	80004582[1]
AHRS No.	KOD-193
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980
Designated AHRS	May 18, 1973

The current building was built in 1906 as a replacement to an older, adjacent building from 1849 or 1855 that was left to deteriorate. Its design was based on that of the 1888 Russian Orthodox church at Karluk, which itself was based upon the church at Belkofski. This church has a relatively larger onion dome, though the onion dome is still small.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3][4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. https://oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-ouznol
3. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "Nativity of Our Lord Chapel (AHRS SITE NO. KOD-193)". National Park Service. (continuation sheets) and accompanying photo from c.1975
4. 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.