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Evans Memorial Chapel (Denver, Colo.)

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Biography

University of Denver. 2200 South Race Street, Denver, Colorado 80208. Date built: 1878 Gross square feet: 2206. - Alternate name: Evans Chapel. Constructed in 1878, first called Grace Church (on 14th and Bannock), Evans Chapel was moved to The University of Denver campus in 1961. On December 27, 1974, it was added to National Register of Historic Places as building number 74000567.

Citation:
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.160).



University of Denver. (1975). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. The State Historical Society of Colorado. Letter to DU. [U123.01.0004.0006]

Biography

Announced in the January 12, 1960 issue of the Denver Clarion, that the Evans Memorial Chapel, donated to the University would be completed by the middle of April 1961. Evans Chapel, originally located at 13th and Bannock St., started in 1873, when the Sunday School Mission of Saint Lawrence Street Chapel needed a building. THe group met in a reconstructed barn at 1353 D St., which is now Delaware Street.

Found in 262 Collections and/or Records:

Aerial View of University of Denver Campus, between 1960-1966

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0001.00016
Abstract

Aerial view of the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, taken from the south. Visible buildings include: University of Denver Stadium (Hilltop Stadium), Mary Reed Building, Boettcher Center, Evans Memorial Chapel, Johnson-McFarlane Hall, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Science Hall, Aspen Hall, the Iliff School of Theology, Centennial Towers, and Field House Arena

Dates: between 1960-1966

Aerial View of University of Denver Campus, between 1960-1969

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Identifier: U201.01.0029.0025.00002
Abstract

Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver and the University Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The view is taken from east of campus and looks northwest, with the Santa Fe rail line, the South Platte River, and the Rocky Mountains visible in the background.

Dates: between 1960-1969

Aerial View of University of Denver Campus with Denver Research Institute Plan, 1945

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0002.00003
Abstract Aerial view of the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, taken from the south, with an architect's rendering of the proposed Denver Research Institute building overlaid on the image. One portion of this proposed building became the Boettcher Center. Other buildings visible include Johnson-McFarlane Hall, Aspen Hall, Mary Reed Building, the Iliff School of Theology, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Science Hall, the Student Union, Evans Memorial Chapel, University of...
Dates: 1945

Evans Chapel- "A Short History of Evans Memorial Chapel", 1961

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Identifier: U123.01.0004.0008.00001
Abstract

A bound short history of the Evans Memorial Chapel at the University of Denver compiled by Leslie Scofield in 1961. The history contains photos of the building and covers the history of the building from its contruction to its eventual move.

Dates: 1961

Evans Memorial Chapel, 1960-1965

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Identifier: U201.01.0412.00003
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Evans Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver. Built by university founder John Evans in downtown Denver in the 1860s, the chapel was purchased by the university in 1958 as part of a land purchase, and moved to the DU campus in 1960.

Dates: 1960-1965

Photograph of Evans Chapel and the Humanities Garden

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Identifier: U201.01.0118.00001
Abstract

Large color photograph mounted on posterboard. The photo depicts Evans Chapel and the Humanities Garden from the northeast.

Dates: between 1960-1980

University of Denver, between 1963-1972

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Identifier: U201.01.0033.0020.00011
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1963-1972

University of Denver Campus, between 1960-1980

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Identifier: U201.01.0029.0025.00005
Abstract

Aerial view of part of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken from slightly east of campus and looking southwest. Buildings visible include the General Classrom Building (later Sturm Hall), Science Hall, Hilltop Apartments, Evans Memorial Chapel, and Johnson-McFarlane Hall.

Dates: between 1960-1980

University of Denver Evans Chapel, 2000

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0017.00001

University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1999

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0017.00002
Abstract

Exterior view of Evans Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Mount Evans in the background.

Dates: 1999