National Register of Historic Places

St. Peter's Church

Sitka, Sitka County, Alaska
Listed
January 31, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000538

About this property

St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, also known as St. Peter's by the Sea or St. Peter's Episcopal Church, is a historic church building at 611 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska. The church reported 116 members in 2017 and 85 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the congregation in 2024 was $150,765 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 30. It is a Gothic Revival structure, built of stone and wood, with a modest bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof. The basement and more than half of the main floor's height are fieldstone with timbered elements, above which is wood framing clad in wooden shingles. Three stone buttresses line the side of the church, separating four rectangular windows with half-round windows directly above. The rose window of the church includes a Star of David. The church was built in 1899, and was the first substantial Episcopal church in Sitka, which had previously held services in smaller locations. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as "St. Peter's Church") in 1978. The adjoining See House is separately listed on the National Register.

Location

611 Lincoln St.
Sitka, Sitka County, Alaska
57.05104, -135.32843

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Nearby Historic Sites

See House
Industrial
0 mi
Emmons House
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0.1 mi
Hanlon-Osbakken House
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0.1 mi
Russian Bishop's House
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0.1 mi
Sheldon Jackson School
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0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Sitka (Second Battle / Katlian's War)
1804Early Republic
0.1 mi
Tlingit Destruction of Fort St. Michael (Redoubt St. Michael)
1802Early Republic
0.2 mi
Sitka Tlingit Confrontation 1879
1879Indian Wars
0.2 mi

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When was St. Peter's Church listed on the National Register?

St. Peter's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1978.

What type of historic resource is St. Peter's Church?

St. Peter's Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Peter's Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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