St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Seward, Alaska)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 239 Second Avenue at Adams Street in Seward, Alaska, United States. The first Episcopal services in Seward were held in 1904 by a priest from Valdez. The church building was constructed between 1905 and 1906 and was consecrated on April 1, 1906, by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The interior of the church is noted for the 1925 reredos of Christ's Resurrection and Ascension which was done by Dutch artist Jan Van Empel.[1]

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	239 2nd Avenue, Seward, Alaska
Coordinates	60°6′10″N 149°26′39″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904 (1905-1906 per church history)[1]
Built by	Rev. F.C. Taylor; Rev. George J. Zinn
Architect	Frank L. Baker
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	79003762[2]
AHRS No.	SEW-028
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 21, 1979
Designated AHRS	June 10, 1972

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2]

St. Peter's is still an active Episcopal parish.