Russian Mission Orphanage
The Russian Bishop's House, once the Russian Mission Orphanage, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic building in Sitka, Alaska, USA
- Also known as: “Russian Bishop’s House” and “Russian Bishops House”
- Address: 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, 99835
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pacific High School and Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel.
Pacific High School
School
Pacific High School is an alternative high school in the Sitka School District located in Sitka, Alaska. It serves as an educational alternative to Sitka High School. It is based on the Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound curriculum.
Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966. Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel is situated 970 feet southwest of Russian Mission Orphanage.
Saint Peter’s by the Sea
Church
Photo: Bob Keefer, CC BY 2.0.
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. Saint Peter’s by the Sea is situated 590 feet east of Russian Mission Orphanage.
Russian Mission Orphanage
- Categories: episcopal palace, official residence, orphanage, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.05143° or 57° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
-135.33122° or 135° 19′ 52″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Inception
1842Height
35 feet (11 metres)Open location code
94963M29+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 238497957OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
7304697Wikidata ID
Q18391553
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Russian Mission Orphanage” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Russian Bishop’s House”
- Russian: “Дом русского священника”
- Spanish: “Casa del Obispo Ruso”
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