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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DU University Park Campus, circa 1935
Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken at a bird's-eye view from the southeast. Buildings visible include University of Denver Stadium, Margery Reed Building, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, the Iliff School of Theology Mary Reed Building, and Science Hall.
Photograph of DU showing Science Hall, Buchtel Chapel, University Hall and Iliff
Photograph by George Carlson of DU showing Science Hall, Buchtel Chapel, University Hall and Iliff. Credited to Denver Public Library Western History Dept. Framed double matted and under glass.
Physical Education - Tumbling
A group of male students participate in a tumbling exercise at the University of Denver. One of the students is doing a headstand, a second is grabbing his ankles and swinging over him, and while a third is preparing to catch him. The students are standing on a large cloth in an open grassy area, with Buchtel Memorial Chapel visible in the background. Tumbling was a popular collegiate sport in the early 20th century.
Students Exiting Buchtel Memorial Chapel, 1952
A crowd of students walks out the front entrance and down the steps of Buchtel Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver, between 1963-1972
Aerial view of a portion of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The bird's-eye view looking northeast includes Johnson-McFarlane Hall, Boettcher Center, Hilltop Apartments, Aspen Hall, Frontier Hall, Evans Chapel, temporary dormitory structures, Mary Reed Building, the Iliff School of Theology, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Carnegie Library, Science Hall, the Student Union, and I-25 in the background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1953 November
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.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1952 October
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Seated congregants face the stage and listen.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1952 October
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants stand facing front and sing along with the choir.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1940
Interior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Congregants look at people on stage.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1953 November
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.