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 Chapel, 1978 March 29
Negatives and photograph of the negatives depicting exterior views of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1992 September
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.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Negatives and photograph of the negatives depicting exterior views of University of Denver's Buchtel chapel in Denver, Colorado. Miscellaneous film pieces and photos of negatives.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. View of the roof and tower.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1917
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Drawing of the Buchtel Chapel published during its construction.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, 1959
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Building mostly obscured by trees in the background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Railing of front steps in the foreground, tower in the background.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Side view of the building.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Front view with circle of flowers in the foreground.
University of Denver Buchtel Chapel, between 1910-1983
Exterior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado.