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Russian Bishop's House

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The Russian Bishop's House is a two-story log structure built in 1841 to 1843 in Sitka, Alaska, by Finnish laborers employed by the Russian American Company, originally serving as the residence of the Russian Orthodox bishop and, for a time, the Russian Mission Orphanage. One of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, it stands at Lincoln and Monastery Streets and is now a historic house museum operated by the National Park Service as part of Sitka National Historical Park, open to the public through ranger-guided tours. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
House 1
Building Type
Monastery 1
Building Type
Museum 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Sitka, United States 2
Completed Year
1841 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Museum 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

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House, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Museum, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Russian Bishop's House (Wikipedia)
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1. Russian Bishop's House (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Bishop's_House, lead definition
    The Russian Bishop's House (Russian: Русский Архиерейский Дом), once the Russian Mission Orphanage (Russian: Российская Миссия Орфанадж), is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Russian Bishop's House is a two-story log structure built in 1841 to 1843 in Sitka, Alaska, by Finnish laborers employed by the Russian American Company, originally serving as the residence of the Russian Orthodox bishop and, for a time, the Russian Mission Orphanage. One of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, it stands at Lincoln and Monastery Streets and is now a historic house museum operated by the National Park Service as part of Sitka National Historical Park, open to the public through ranger-guided tours. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    The Russian Bishop's House (Russian: Русский Архиерейский Дом), once the Russian Mission Orphanage (Russian: Российская Миссия Орфанадж), is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska. Built in 1841-43, this log structure is one of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, and was one of the centerpieces of the Russian Orthodo
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Museum)
    The Russian Bishop's House (Russian: Русский Архиерейский Дом), once the Russian Mission Orphanage (Russian: Российская Миссия Орфанадж), is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska. Built in 1841-43, this log structure is one of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, and was one of the centerpieces of the Russian Orthodo
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Monastery)
    The Russian Bishop's House (Russian: Русский Архиерейский Дом), once the Russian Mission Orphanage (Russian: Российская Миссия Орфанадж), is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska. Built in 1841-43, this log structure is one of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, and was one of the centerpieces of the Russian Orthodo
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1841)
    The Russian Bishop's House (Russian: Русский Архиерейский Дом), once the Russian Mission Orphanage (Russian: Российская Миссия Орфанадж), is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska. Built in 1841-43, this log structure is one of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, and was one of the centerpieces of the Russian Orthodo
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia lead
    Built in 1841-43, this log structure is one of the oldest surviving buildings of Russian America, and was one of the centerpieces of the Russian Orthodox church's efforts to spread its influence among the natives of Alaska.
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2. Russian Bishop's House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Sitka, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Sitka, United States
Wikidata item Q18391553, property P131/P17 (location): Sitka, United States
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