This picturesque photo of St. George’s Church was taken by Eustace P. Ziegler, priest and architect of this local landmark. On April 10, 1918, an agreement was signed by Bishop Rowe and Bartley Howard to build a frame church building for $4,000.
The following April, the church was nearly completed, and the newspaper described the church furnishing as including a pulpit made at the railroad shops, a rich red carpet which covered the chancel and a fir panel interior in oak finish. The latest in heating appliances had been installed to keep the church comfortable and an indirect lighting system had been utilized. Plans were made to stain the church dark brown with a moss green roof as soon as the weather permitted.
The new church was consecrated on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1919, having been completed at a cost of more than $5,000. The church was filled to overflowing for the beautiful services and Bishop Rowe spoke appreciatively of E.C. Hawkins, chief engineer of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway, in whose memory the church was dedicated.
This memory is brought to you courtesy of the collection from the Cordova Historical Society held in the Museum.
