KPC-PC-0362
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church on Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna 1960
Our lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Planner, builder, and first pastor (aided by Reverend Thadeus Dean and Robert T. Woodruff) was James Van Hommisen. Property was donated by homesteader Marvin Smith. First step in construction was extending Redoubt west from Binkely street to the church property. Father Van Hommisen recruited 5 or 6 experienced stone masons, born in Ireland and unemployed in Anchorage to construct the building. They selected the rocks from a quarry near Cooper Lake in Cooper Landing. Seen on the left is the parish rectory.
Individuals
Collection
Cheechako News
Location
Soldotna, Alaska
Date
1960
Photographer
Cheechako file photo
Image Type
B&W print
Dimensions
10 x 12.5 m
Condition
good
Identified By
Marge Mullen
Date Cataloged
2/5/2001
Archive Location
KPC Anthropology Lab
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