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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 207 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0008.00016
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Side view with University Hall in the background.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0008.00017
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Side view with trees surrounding and University Hall in the background.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0008.00018
Abstract

Photograph of negatives depicting exterior views of University of Denver's Buchtel chapel in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1978 March 29

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0008.00019
Abstract

Photograph of negatives depicting exterior views of University of Denver's Buchtel chapel in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1978 March 29

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00001
Abstract

Exterior view of towers and front steps of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1953 November

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00001
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A girl and boy stand near the raliing and face the cross in the foreground.

Dates: 1953 November

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1952 October

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00002
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Seated congregants face the stage and listen.

Dates: 1952 October

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1952 October

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00003
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants stand facing front and sing along with the choir.

Dates: 1952 October

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1940

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00004
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants look at people on stage.

Dates: 1940

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1953 November

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0013.00005
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A male and a female kneel behind a railing and look at a cross.

Dates: 1953 November