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Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Eklutna, Anchorage, AK.jpg
Interior of the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Eklutna
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is located in Alaska
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Location in Alaska
Location Eklutna Village Road, Eklutna, Alaska
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built 1894
Website http://stnicholasjuneau.org/history.html
MPS Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD)
NRHP reference No. 72000189
Added to NRHP March 24, 1972

Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Eklutna Chapel, is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Eklutna, Alaska. It is about one mile inland from the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet.

The church, built of hewn spruce logs, is about 5 by 8 metres (16 ft × 26 ft) in plan, and was built in about 1894, . It was moved to its current location in 1900.

A new church was built next to the old in 1962. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. This and other Russian Orthodox churches of the Alaskan Diocese were studied during the National Register of Historic Places inventory and Historic American Buildings Survey.

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