St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
a.k.a. Alaska Heritage Resources Survey Site No. FAI-00110
1029 1st Ave., Fairbanks, AK Local significance of the building: Religion; Social History
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law in 1971, was the largest land settlement in United States history. The act provided for the transfer of over 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to Alaska Native corporations.