Immaculate Conception Church (Fairbanks, Alaska)

Immaculate Conception Church
Location 115 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates 64°50′44″N 147°43′11″W / 64.84556°N 147.71972°W / 64.84556; -147.71972Coordinates: 64°50′44″N 147°43′11″W / 64.84556°N 147.71972°W / 64.84556; -147.71972
Area less than one acre
Built 1904
NRHP Reference # 76002278[1]
Added to NRHP April 3, 1976

The Immaculate Conception Church[2] is a historic church at 115 N. Cushman Street in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

Built in 1904, it was the first Roman Catholic Church erected in Alaska's interior.[3] The church was originally located on Dunkel Street, but in the winter of 1911-12, the church was moved across the Chena River to its present location[4] so that it would be closer to St. Joseph's Hospital, which closed in the 1960s. After the move, the basement of rough frame structure was enlarged to provide a parish hall, it was wired for electricity, and a parish house was built adjacent. The steeple and vestibule were added in 1914, the roof was raised, and the choir gallery added. Its stained glass windows were added in 1926-28.[3]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://www.alaska.net/~icc/index.html
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Immaculate Conception Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  4. ↑ http://www.alaska.net/~icc/history.html


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