News Release

Public Presentation on the Russian Bishop's House Cultural Landscape Report

A lawn flanked the Russian Bishop's House during Bishop Innocent's residence.

NPS Photo / EW Merrill Collection

News Release Date: June 25, 2021

Contact: Emily Zivot, 907-747-0131

Contact: Jessica Perkins

Sitka National Historical Park will host a public presentation on the Cultural Landscape Report for the Russian Bishop’s House on July 28, 2021. The presentation will include findings from new historical research as well as recommendations for future treatments of the landscape. You are invited to attend in person or virtually.

• What: Russian Bishop’s House Cultural Landscape Presentation
• When: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 6:00 PM
• Where: Harrigan Centennial Hall Room 3 (Steelhead Room)

To attend virtually, join the meeting online or e-mail us for a link to the meeting by 5 pm on Monday, July 26.

Sitka National Historical Park is dedicated to the preservation of the Russian Bishop’s House, the second oldest building in Alaska from the Russian American period and a listed National Historic Landmark. An essential part of preserving the building is protecting the building’s cultural landscape.

The National Park Service has contracted with Mundus Bishop, a landscape architecture firm, to develop a cultural landscape report on the Russian Bishop’s House. Together, Cultural Landscape Inventories and Reports provide baseline information on the location, historical development, characteristics, and features of a significant place and become the primary guides to its treatment and use. These documents will help to determine what maintenance and preservation activities the National Park Service should implement to maintain the historic character of the Russian Bishop’s House cultural landscape.

Please share, print, or post this information through July 28. Members of the Sitka Historic Preservation Commission have been invited to this event. No Commission business will take place.