Russian Bishop’s House
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Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical residence
Russian colonial architecture
historic building
mission building
The Russian Bishop’s House is a historic 19th-century Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical residence and mission building in Sitka, Alaska, preserved as one of the few remaining examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical residence
ⓘ
Russian colonial architecture ⓘ historic building ⓘ mission building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Russian colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian America (northwest)
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian America
Russian Orthodox mission in Alaska ⓘ |
| builtBy | Russian colonial authorities in Alaska ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| category |
Russian-American history
ⓘ
church-related residence ⓘ historic house in Alaska ⓘ |
| conservation | restored ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic house museum ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue |
illustrates Russian colonial life in Alaska
ⓘ
illustrates early Orthodox Christian missions in North America ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative
ⓘ
religious ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| hasHeritageTheme |
Russian colonialism in North America
ⓘ
religious missions in the 19th century ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sitka National Historical Park
ⓘ
Sitka, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Sitka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Southeastern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| locatedInState | Alaska ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| ownership |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| partOf |
Russian Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian colonial heritage of Alaska
|
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| significance |
important remnant of Russian Orthodox missionary activity in Alaska
ⓘ
one of the few surviving examples of Russian colonial architecture in North America ⓘ |
| tourism | cultural heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center of the Russian Orthodox mission in Alaska
ⓘ
religious mission activities ⓘ residence of the Russian Orthodox bishop ⓘ |
| visitorServices |
guided tours
ⓘ
historical exhibits ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.