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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
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.

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Particulars for Russian Bishop's House:
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



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th October 1966

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Russian Bishop's House
Registry Address: Lincoln and Monastery Sts.
Registry Number: 66000025
Resource Type: Building
Theme Group: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR (AD)
Owner: Federal
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Contributing Buildings: 3
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Additional documentation, Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Engineering, Education, Exploration-settlement, Architecture, Religion
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property
Period of Significance: 1825-1849
Significant Year: c 1843, 1843
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure, Church school, Church related residence
Current Function: Vacant, not in use, Work in progress
Current Sub-Function:

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