The See House is the rectory of St. Peter's Church, at 611 Lincoln Street in

Sitka, Alaska russian: Ситка , native_name_lang = tli , settlement_type = Consolidated city-borough , image_skyline = File:Sitka 84 Elev 135.jpg , image_caption = Downtown Sitka in 1984 , image_size ...

. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, designed by H. L. Duhring, Jr. of

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, and built in 1905 for

Peter Trimble Rowe Peter Trimble Rowe (November 20, 1856 – June 1, 1942) was a Canadian prelate who served for decades as the first bishop of the American Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. Early life and education Peter Rowe was born in Meadowvale, Mississauga, Meadow ...

, the first Episcopal bishop of Alaska. The design was completed in 1899, when the church was built, but a lack of funding prevented its immediate construction. The house is, like the church, a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture. The house was listed on the

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in 1978.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska Houses completed in 1905 Houses in Sitka, Alaska Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Sitka, Alaska 1905 establishments in Alaska {{Alaska-NRHP-stub

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