St. Nicholas Chapel (), commonly known as Russian Orthodox Church, is a historic

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church in

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, United States. The church was most likely built in 1891 and replaced a log church. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the

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The church's design features a

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with an octagonal, partly open belfry; the tower is topped by a tall cross. The church has a

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with a four-sided

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in the middle, which is topped by another cross. (continuation sheet from thematic resources document) and The chapel was added to the

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in 1980.

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Buildings and structures in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska Russian Orthodox church buildings in Alaska Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska {{Alaska-EO-church-stub

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