The Holy Resurrection Church (russian: Свято-Воскресенская Церковь) is a historic

Russian Orthodox church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...

located at the corner of Mission Road and Kashevaroff Avenue in

Kodiak, Alaska Kodiak ( Alutiiq: , russian: Кадьяк), formerly Paul's Harbor, is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside ...

. It is now part of the Diocese of Alaska of the

Orthodox Church in America The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church based in North America. The OCA is partly recognized as autocephalous and consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions ...

. It was built in 1945 as a replacement to a previous building that burnt in 1943. The Russian Orthodox presence in Kodiak dates from 1794, not long after the settlement's founding. The current church is about in plan dimensions. and The church building was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1977. The listing also includes a detached bell tower which is believed to be 19th century in construction.

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Buildings and structures completed in 1945 Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska Kodiak, Alaska Russian Orthodox church buildings in Alaska {{KodiakIslandAK-geo-stub

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