Immaculate Conception Church
Fairbanks, Alaska
Est. 1904

"The Little White Church besides the river", I was told when asking for the address to give to the taxi driver.
This is the new location, north of Chena River.

























The "little church" was built by Father Francis Monroe, S.J., in 1904.
The church was built because many of the gold prospectors were Catholics




















































Its first location was situated across the Chena River from its present site
and some four hundred feet upstream.



















































Father Monroe supervised the move of the church.
The river was frozen solid and strong enough to support the move (six feet deep)
PS: the bird is on cue when I took this picture.



























The church was on the Register of Historical Sites, April 3, 1976




























The church has unique stained glass windows




















































First Family of Fairbanks statue









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