Sitka in Sitka Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Russian Bishop's House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2021
1. Russian Bishop's House Marker
Step across the street to Novo Arkhangelsk, Imperial Russian colonial capital of Alaska and a busy trade center known as the "Paris of the Pacific.” The Bishop's House is the most visible actual remnant of New Archangel. It was built in 1841-42 by the Russian American Company as part of an agreement with Czar Alexander I granting a monopoly on American trade. The building provided the quarters, private chapel, and office for bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1842 until 1969.Restored by the National Park Service to its 1853 appearance, the Russian Bishop's House highlights a little-told story in America's history — the lifestyle, economics, and politics of Czarist Russia in Alaska. It also suggests the great changes that affected Sitka's Tlingit people, whose story is told at the Tlingit-Ahna-Hit Visitor Center, one-half mile from here.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
Location. 57° 3.055′ N, 135° 19.901′ W. Marker is in Sitka, Alaska, in Sitka Borough. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hanlon-Osbakken House (within shouting distance of this marker); Russian Mission Orphanage (within shouting distance of this marker); Finding Common Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); The Priest's House (within shouting distance of this marker); Emmons House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sitka Woman's Club (about 800 feet away); St. Michael's Cathedral (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sitka.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2021
2. Russian Bishop's House Marker
Photographed By National Park Service
3. Russian Bishop's House
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
