Utkeagvik Church Manse

The Utkeagvik Church Manse, also known as the Utkeagvik Presbyterian Church Manse and The Pastor's House, is a historic church parsonage at 1268 Church Street in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. It is a two-story wood frame gambrel-roofed Dutch Colonial, and is distinctive as the only building of this style in Utqiaġvik. Built in 1930, it was also the first two-story building in the community, and the first to be built from a kit, a building method later widely adopted in Arctic Alaska. The kit was configured in Seattle, Washington, shipped by freighter to Utqiaġvik, and assembled by local Native Alaskan workers under the supervision of Dr. Henry Greist. Its construction was funded by the U.S. Presbyterian Board of Missions. Dr. Greist was for many years a pillar of the local community, who operated an outpatient medical clinic from this building. Geist was a medical doctor and Presbyterian minister who served the people of Utqiaġvik and the surrounding areas from 1921 to 1936.[2] The name Utkeagvik is spelled Utqiaġvik in Iñupiaq, meaning "place to harvest edible roots".

Utkeagvik Church Manse
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Utkeagvik Church Manse is located in Alaska
Utkeagvik Church Manse
Location1268 Church Street,
Utqiaġvik, Alaska
Coordinates71°17′34″N 156°47′00″W / 71.29278°N 156.78326°W / 71.29278; -156.78326
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Built byUS Presbyterian Board of Missions; Dr. Henry Greist
Architectural styleDutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.83003447[1]
AHRS No.BAR-004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 1983
Designated AHRSJune 30, 1974

The manse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Utkeagvik Church Manse". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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