Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.29.037
Accession#:
2007.29
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Russian Bishop's Residence, Sitka
Photographer:
Haines, J.C.
Place:
Sitka, Southeast Alaska
Year Range to:
1885
Description:
Photograph of big white wooden house with white picket fence around. There is a small balcony on the upper left of the house with a man and small child. Other buildings are seen in background. Below image it says "Russian Bishop's Residence, Sitka."
Notes:
The Russian Bishop's House was completed in 1842 and functioned as the center of the Orthodox church in Russian Alaska. It was also used as an orphanage and school. The building has been restored and opened for visitors by the National Parks Service.
Search Terms:
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Southeast Alaska
Sitka
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