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Buchtel Memorial Chapel (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

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).

Biography

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]

Biography

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].

Biography

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]

Biography

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]

Found in 163 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1955

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0014.00010
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Close up of female organist playing.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00002
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Side view with unkept meadow in the foreground.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00004
Abstract

Clipping showing exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Building seen through flowering tree branches.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1930-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Margery Reed Hall is visible on the far left.

Dates: between 1930-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00006
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Grassy area in the foreground. Two people walk on the sidewalk in the middle distance.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00007
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Close side view with grassy area and young trees in the foreground.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00008
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Trees and a meadow in the foreground.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00009
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Students congregate on the side steps.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1978 March 29

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00010
Abstract

Negatives and photograph of the negatives depicting exterior views of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1978 March 29

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1992 September

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00011
Abstract

Negatives and photograph of the negatives depicting exterior views of University of Denver's Buchtel chapel in Denver, Colorado. Photos of Buchtel tower and Mary Reed tower.

Dates: 1992 September