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:
The Denver Clarion, vol. 36, issue 22, 1960 January 12
Canterbury to Sponsor Talk by Pollard. DU Registers 5,242 Students This Quarter. Names to be Submitted for Campus Commission Award. New Chapel to be Complete During this Spring Quarter; Donated by John Evans, Sr. Stanford Offer Graduate Grants. Tickets Being Sold for Jazz Concert. Beta Alpha Psi Initiates Nine Men. Cashier Window Hours Announced.
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 Campus, between 1960-1980
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.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 2000
Exterior view of Evans Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in winter.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1999
Exterior view of Evans Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with Mount Evans in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1999
Exterior view of Evans Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in winter, with heavy snow on the tree branches in the foreground and Mount Evans in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1999
Exterior view of Evans Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in winter, with heavy snow on the tree branches in the foreground.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in winter.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in winter.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in winter.