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 Buchtel Memorial Chapel, 1946 August
Still image of front of Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Buchtel Memorial Chapel, between 1910-1983
Still image of the Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. Two towers are prominent and snow covers the scene.
University of Denver Buchtel Memorial Chapel, between 1910-1983
Still image of one of the towers of the Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. A tree-lined sidewalk leads away from the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Memorial Chapel, between 1910-1983
Still image of the Buchtel Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Buchtel Memorial Chapel, before 1972
Exterior view of the Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver, Colorado. A sign in the foreground reads: "University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) Founded in 1864".
University of Denver Buchtel Memorial Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of Buchtel Chapel with Margery Reed Building in background on the campus of the University of Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Buchtel Memorial Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver, Colorado. Image shows towers and front steps.
University of Denver Buchtel Memorial Chapel Organ, 1925
View of the organ console in Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Buchtel Tower, between 1910-1943
Still photo showing the top of the Buchtel Memorial Tower on the campus of the University of Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Campus, 1940
Aerial view of the University of Denver University Park campus in the early 1940s. In foreground, left to right: University Hall; Iliff School of Theology, and the Mary Reed Building (then the Mary Reed Library). In middle, left to right: the Alumni Gymnasium, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, and Science Hall. In background: DU Hilltop Stadium, before the construction of the Field House Arena.