Summary
St. Philip's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 446 Church Street in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. Its frame vernacular-style church was built as the People's Church in 1903 by a Presbyterian congregation of Alaskan Natives under the direction of its minister, the Rev. Harry Prosper Corser. In 1905 the Rev. Mr. Corser and many of his congregation were received into the Episcopal Church by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. Corser was later ordained an Episcopal priest and served the church which was consecrated at St. Phillip's until he retired in 1934. On May 6, 1987, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Philip's Episcopal Church.[1][2]
St. Philip's Episcopal Church | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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 The church in the late 19th or early 20th century | |
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| Location | 446 Church Street, Wrangell, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 56°28′11″N 132°22′43″W / 56.46979°N 132.37853°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Oscar Carlson, H.D. Campbell |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000654[1] |
| AHRS No. | PET-315 |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1987 |
St. Philip's is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The Rev. Paula Sampson and the Rev. Ian MacKenzie are its co-rectors.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "St. Philip's Episcopal Church website". Southeastseafarer.org. April 27, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
External links edit
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church website
- Another website covering St. Philip's Episcopal Church