An early morning fire completely consumed Holy Trinity, Juneau, Alaska on March 12. Nothing was salvaged from the building, which was built entirely of wood in 1896 and located near the center of the state capitol, where many other wooden buildings date from the same era. The fire department concentrated its efforts on preventing the fire from spreading.

Holy Trinity served as the cathedral of the Missionary District of Alaska for many years, but was declared a parish church by the Rt. Rev. William J. Gordon, Jr., who was Bishop of Alaska when it became a diocese in 1971.

The cause of the fire has not been determined but fire officials were focusing their investigation on property behind the church where a boat was being stored.

Sunday services were held after the clergy of a nearby Roman Catholic church immediately offered the use of their building to the congregation of Holy Trinity.

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