National Register of Historic Places

Teller Mission Orphanage

Brevig Mission, Nome County, Alaska
Listed
October 20, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
01001117

About this property

The Teller Mission Orphanage was a historic orphanage and mission house located at the corner of Post Officer Road and Tuksuk Street in Brevig Mission, Alaska. This small community was established in 1891 as a station for the importation of reindeer from Siberia to supplement the diet of the local Alaska Native population. The reindeer station was taken over in 1900 by the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church, which also undertook to operate a school and orphanage at the site. The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame building was built in 1917, replacing the original orphanage built in 1907 by Rev. Tollef Larson Brevig, for whom the community is named. It was about 28 by 54 feet (8.5 m × 16.5 m), with a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a metal roof. At the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, it had been standing vacant for about 20 years. The building is no longer standing as of September 2015.

Location

Brevig Mission, Nome County, Alaska
65.33248, -166.48578

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When was Teller Mission Orphanage listed on the National Register?

Teller Mission Orphanage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Teller Mission Orphanage?

Teller Mission Orphanage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Teller Mission Orphanage is recorded as the colonial era.

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