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, between 1959-2008
Exterior detail view of silhouetted crosses on the gables of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1962
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with an unidentifed man standing in front of the back wall of the building.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1962
Exterior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with a man standing outside the entrance.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
Interior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1961
Segment of black and white contact sheet with interior and exterior views of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1961
Segment of black and white contact sheet with two interior views of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1979
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. The text in the window reads, "Evans Memorial Chapel, Erected by John Evans, In memory of his daughter, Josephine Elbert, Died October 22 1868".
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2008
Interior view of Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Evans Chapel, 1998
A choir performs inside Evans Memorial Chapel on the University Park campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado
University of Denver Evans Chapel, between 1961-2000
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.