NRHP Reference # 79003762 Architectural style American Craftsman Added to NRHP 21 December 1979 | Opened 1906 Phone +1 907-224-3975 | |
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Location 239 2nd Ave. at Adams St., Seward, Alaska Built 1904 (1905-1906 per church history) Address 239 Second Ave, Seward, AK 99664, USA Similar Ballaine House, Brown & Hawkins Store, Seward Depot, Lowell Creek Diversion, Van Gilder Hotel | ||
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.
On December 21, 1979, St. Peter's was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
St. Peter's is still an active Episcopal parish.
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Seward, Alaska) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA