Buchtel Memorial Chapel (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
University of Denver. The Buchtel Memorial Chapel was begun in 1907 when the cornerstone was laid. Buchtel "puportedly handed Colorado Springs architect Thomas Barber a photograph of a mission-style church and asked him to create a similar-looking structure for the University" (Built for Learning, p. 18). Progress on the building languished throughout the decade from its start to its completion due to lack of funds. "It was originally dedicated in 1917 as the Memorial Chapel to honor DU alumni who perished in World War I. In 1946 it was renamed the Buchtel Chapel in memory of Henry Buchtel." The chapel was destroyed by fire in 1983, leaving a tower as the sole remaining piece of the structure. (DU Today, Summer 2006 issue).
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Buchtel Memorial Chapel Groundbreaking (-1983) on October 17, 1907.
Sources
University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031]
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Cornerstone laid for Buchtel Memorial Chapel in October 26, 1910. (not dedicated until 1917 to honor those who had died in WWI)
Sources
Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 106; University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031].
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Buchtel Memorial Chapel dedicated to soldiers fighting in World War I in December 30, 1917.
Sources
University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031]
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A tribute service was held in Buchtel Chapel in memorial of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death on April 5, 1968. On July 20, 1983, a fire destroys Buchtel Memorial Chapel, leaving only one tower remaining.
Citation:
“Buchtel services pay tribute to death of Martin Luther King,” The University of Denver Clarion, vol. 72, no. 44, April 9, 1968, 4.University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031]
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University of Denver Campus, between 1958-1962
Aerial view of the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. The image was taken near the area above the intersection of Iliff and High Streets, facing Northeast. The following buildings are visible: Johnson-McFarlane Hall, Hilltop Stadium, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, University Hall, and Mary Reed Building.
University of Denver Campus, between 1958-1962
Aerial view of University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. The intersection of University and Evans appears in the lower left of the frame, with the image facing Southwest.
University of Denver Cherrington Hall - Slides, between 1966-2008
University of Denver Detail Buchtel Memorial Chapel Entrance, 1952 October
People entering door of Buchtel Chapel on the University of Denver campus, Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Mary Reed Hall and Buchtel Chapel, between 1932-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Mary Reed Hall and Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Rat House, 1970 October 27
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel, Cherrington Hall, and Mary Reed Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Student walking on a tightrope, circa 1910
The image depicts an unidentified female student, walking on a tightrope while holding an umbrella, on the University of Denver's campus with Buchtel Memorial Chapel in the background, circa 1910.
University of Denver University Hall, between 1910-1930
Exterior view of University Hall on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado. Part of the Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible on the left, and part of the Carnegie Library can be seen on the right.