This Russian Orthodox Church was constructed between 1844-1848.

Caption on image: 12 Greek Church, Sitka, Alaska. Winter & Pond, Photo.

This church is currently a historic site on the National Historic Register. The original building burned to the ground in 1966; the current building is a reconstruction. Sitka served as the seat of the Russian Orthodox Diocese, governing all of North America, from 1840 to 1872, when it became the governing seat of Alaska.

• Subjects (LCTGM): Orthodox churches--Alaska--Sitka; Historic buildings--Alaska--Sitka
• Subjects (LCSH): St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska); Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America; Orthodox Eastern church buildings--Alaska--Sitka; Wooden churches--Alaska--Sitka; Sitka (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Church decoration and ornament--Alaska--Sitka