Evans Memorial Chapel | |
 The chapel in 2022 | |
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| Location | University of Denver campus, Denver, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°40′36″N 104°57′47″W / 39.67667°N 104.96306°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1878 (moved 1959–1960) |
| Architectural style | Early Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000567[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5DV.174[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1974 |
| Designated NHL | 1988 |
The Evans Memorial Chapel (often simply Evans Chapel)[3] is an historic chapel on the campus of the University of Denver in Colorado. It is the oldest continuously-used building for religious purposes in Denver.[1][4][note 1] Completed in 1878, the Evans Memorial Chapel was built with patronage by John Evans in honor of his daughter Josephine. Evans was governor of the Colorado Territory and a founder of the Colorado Seminary (now the University of Denver).[7] Once part of Grace Church, a prominent Methodist Episcopal congregation on 13th Avenue and Bannock in downtown Denver, the small Gothic Revival chapel was moved to the University of Denver's campus in 1959.[8] It reopened there in April 1960, and is now the campus's oldest building.[9] It currently serves as an interdenominational chapel and wedding venue.[10]
- ^ a b Haines 1974
- ^ Simmons, R. Laurie; Simmons, Thomas H. "The Instant City—The Gold Rush and Early Settlement, 1858-1892" (PDF). Discover Denver. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ Templin 1977a
- ^ Templin 1977a, p. 105
- ^ "History". Denver, CO: Emmanuel Art Gallery. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Templin 1976
- ^ Catlett, Sharon R. (2007). Farmlands, Forts, and Country Life: The Story of Southwest Denver. Big Earth Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-56579-545-7. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Dunn 1989
- ^ Jensen, Kelly (November 3, 2016). "The DU neighborhood: classic beauty and college vibes". Denver, CO: KUSA. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Fisher 2005
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