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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 227 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00015
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Large trees obscure much of the building.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00016
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Close up of roofline and towers with crane in background.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0009.00017
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Tree in the foreground on the right and two women walk on a sidewalk.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel , between 1910-1983

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0018.00007
Abstract

Exterior full view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel and Science Hall in Denver, Colorado at sunset.

Dates: between 1910-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1925-1970

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0014.00018
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View of the stage, empty chairs fill the stage and the organ pipes dominate the upper half of the photograph.

Dates: between 1925-1970

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1964

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0014.00011
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A man speaks from the podium on stage during a memorial service for boys killed in an auto crash in 1964.

Dates: 1964

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1955

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0014.00012
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View up the aisle from floor level; choir sings under the pipe organ.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1925

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0014.00013
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View toward back of chapel, organ pipes in center.

Dates: circa 1925

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1949 March 6

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0014.00014
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants listen as choir sings.

Dates: 1949 March 6

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, circa 1955

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Identifier: U201.01.0015.0014.00015
Abstract

Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. A man speaks to the congregation.

Dates: circa 1955