Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Eklutna Chapel, is a historic

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Eklutna, Alaska Eklutna (; Dena'ina language, Dena'ina: ''Idlughet'', ) is a native village within the Anchorage, Alaska, Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Tribal Council estimates the population at 70; many tribal members live in the su ...

. It is about one mile inland from the

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of the

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. The church, built of hewn

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logs, is about in plan, and was built in about 1894. It was moved to its current location in 1900. and A new church was built next to the old in 1962. It was added to the

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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.Historic American Buildings Survey: St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Churches, Old Church, Eklutna, Alaska, HABS No. AK-94-A
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Eklutna, Anchorage, AK.jpg, Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (1870s) at Eklutna Nouvelle eglise eklutna.jpg, New St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (1962) at Eklutna, in 2009

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