Russian Blockhouse
Russian Blockhouse is a building in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska which is located on Kaagwaantaan Street. Russian Blockhouse is situated nearby to the community center Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi, as well as near Lutheran Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi and Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church.
Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi
Community center
The Sheet'ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi is a performance venue and meeting space modelled after a Tlingit clan house in Sitka, Alaska. Its capacity is 300 people.
Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church
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. Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church is situated 720 feet east of Russian Blockhouse.
Sitka Camp No. 1
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, or Sitka Camp No. 1, is significant for being the original chapter of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, an Alaska-wide Native organization. Sitka Camp No. 1 is situated 480 feet west of Russian Blockhouse.
Russian Blockhouse
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: 202 Kaagwaantaan Street, Sitka, 99835
- Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.05064° or 57° 3′ 2″ northLongitude
-135.33883° or 135° 20′ 20″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Height
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
94963M26+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 243593307OpenStreetMap feature
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