Red Dragon Historic District

The Red Dragon Historic District encompasses the historic buildings of the St. George's Episcopal mission in Cordova, Alaska. It includes two buildings: the St. George's Episcopal Church, a modest wood-frame structure completed in 1919, and the "Red Dragon" Reading Room, so named because of its traditionally bright red exterior. The Red Dragon was built in 1908, and was the second structure erected in Cordova. It has long served as a social and recreational venue for the Cordova community, and for many years also housed the city's public library.[2]

Red Dragon Historic District
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Red Dragon Historic District is located in Alaska
Red Dragon Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Lake Avenue, 1st Street and 2nd Street, Cordova, Alaska
Coordinates60°32′32″N 145°45′28″W / 60.54216°N 145.75781°W / 60.54216; -145.75781
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)
Built byBartley Howard
ArchitectE.P. Ziegler
Architectural styleEnglish church architecture
NRHP reference No.82004899[1]
AHRS No.COR-170
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 1982
Designated AHRSApril 15, 1975

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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 Red Dragon Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2014.