Evans Memorial Chapel (Denver, Colo.)
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 268 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of the spire of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver at 14th and Bannock streets, with the spire of Grace Church in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of the entrance to Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1878-1959
Exterior view of Grace Church and Evans Chapel (at its original location) at 14th and Bannock streets, next to the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, 1958
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets, in winter.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Bannock, between 1920-1959
Exterior view of Evans Chapel at its original location on the Civic Center campus of the University of Denver, next to Grace Church at 14th and Bannock streets. Cars are parked on the street in the foreground, and the Denver Civic Center building is visible in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1961
Print of pencil drawing of artist's concept of the Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959
Photo of mock-up of an early proposed design for Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Plans, 1959
Five unidentified persons pose with a mock-up of an early proposed design for the Harper Humanities Gardens and Evans Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.