St. John the Theologian Church

St. John the Theologian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	In Perryville, Perryville, Alaska
Coordinates	55°54′45″N 159°8′35″W / 55.91250°N 159.14306°WCoordinates: 55°54′45″N 159°8′35″W / 55.91250°N 159.14306°W
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
NRHP Reference #	80000741[1]
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980

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]

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.^[2][3]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. 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" (PDF). National Park Service.
3. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "St. John the Theologian Church (AHRS SITE NO. XSB-003)" (PDF). National Park Service. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and accompanying photo from c.1975