Russian Bishop's House
- Also Known As: Russian Mission Orphanage
- Address: Lincoln and Monastery Sts
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1843/00/00 | In 1872, the seat of the Russian diocese moves to San Francisco. The Bishop's House is use as a residence for priests. | |||||
1843/00/00 | Ioann Veniaminoff | Home | Russian Bishop's House is built as a log structure in 1841-1843 by Finnish laborers hire by the Russian American Company, as a residence for Reverend Ivan Veniaminov, first Bishop of Alaska for the Russian Orthodox Church. | |||
1903/00/00 | A new Russian Orthodox bishop is appointed to Sitka. |
Particulars for Russian Bishop's House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Historic Use | Church Related Residence |
Historic Use | Church school |
Area of Significance | Education |
Area of Significance | Engineering |
Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Owner | Federal |
Cultural Affiliation | Finnish-American |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Area of Significance | Religion |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
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