Immaculate Conception Church
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Immaculate Conception Church (Fairbanks, Alaska) is located in Downtown Fairbanks
Immaculate Conception Church (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Immaculate Conception Church (Fairbanks, Alaska) is located in Alaska
Immaculate Conception Church (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Location115 North Cushman Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates64°50′43″N 147°43′18″W / 64.84528°N 147.72167°W / 64.84528; -147.72167
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
NRHP reference No.76002278[1]
AHRS No.FAI-030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1976
Designated AHRSOctober 10, 1972

The Immaculate Conception Church[2] is a historic church and former cathedral[3] 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.[4] 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[5] 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.[4]

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.alaska.net/~icc/index.html
  3. ↑ "Church of the Immaculate Conception, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Immaculate Conception Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "ICC, History". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
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