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 - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being reconstructed on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, after being relocated from the downtown campus next to Grace Church. A crane is lifting part of the roof onto the building, and a residence hall is visible in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being reconstructed on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, after being relocated from the downtown campus next to Grace Church. Two workers prepare a section of the roof to be lifted onto the building by a crane in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being reconstructed on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, after being relocated from the downtown campus next to Grace Church. Three unidentified men watch crane prepare to lift a section of the roof onto the building, with a residence hall visible in the background.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Reconstruction Photos (UPC), 1959
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel being dismantled from its original location on the downtown campus of the University of Denver next to Grace Church to be relocated to the University Park campus in Denver, Colorado. The bricks in the walls of the building are numbered for re-assembly, and a worker stands on the scaffolding next to the building.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with the cross on the roof and Mount Evans silhouetted against the sky at sunset.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel and Harper Humanities Gardens on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado in summer.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel and Harper Humanities Gardens on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, at twilight, reflected in the artificial pond in Harper Humanities Gardens.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, between 1961-2008
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in early morning.
University of Denver Evans Chapel - Slides, 1998
Interior detail view of the stained-glass window inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.