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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 7 Collections and/or Records:

Hymn Singing in Evans Chapel

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0095.0004.00002
Abstract

A group of unidentified persons sing from hymnals while sitting on the stage of Evans Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1952-1984

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00024
Abstract

Black and white contact sheets without negatives with interior views of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1961-2008

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2000

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00017
Abstract

Interior view of a religious service taking place inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with a minister reading from the lectern.

Dates: between 1961-2000

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-1990

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00018
Abstract

A choir performs inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as Russ Porter, director of the School of Communication Arts at the University of Denver, looks on from the pulpit.

Dates: between 1961-1990

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-1990

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00019
Abstract

A group of students study the Bible while sitting on the stage of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1961-1990

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-1990

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00020
Abstract

A group of students study the Bible while sitting on the stage of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with a large wooden cross on the wall behind them.

Dates: between 1961-1990

University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-1990

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Identifier: U201.01.0018.0021.00021
Abstract

Interior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with a Bible lying on the pulit and four unidentified persons praying silently in the pews.

Dates: between 1961-1990