The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Bukowski Chapel

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Institution Name: Aquinas College
Original/Historic Place Name: Thoroughbred Stable
Location on Campus: White Pine Ln.
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s):

1908	original construction Winslow & Bigelow

Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:

Foundation: concrete

Walls: wood; plaster

Roof: shingle

Function:

ca. 1908	other (stable)
ca. 2004-present (2007)	chapel

Significance: architecture, culture
Landmark designation:

none

Narrative: see below
References: see below

Narrative:
Bukowski chapel is home to the campus ministry and is named for long-time Aquinas president Msgr. Arthur F. Buknowski. The campus of Aquinas College was formerly known as Holmdene Estate, a former dairy farm that was purchased by local businessman Edward Lowe in 1905. The building now housing the chapel originally served as the stables for the estate; but after a 1978 fire the stables were rebuilt as the Bukowski Pastoral Center and, eventually, Bukowski chapel.

References:

I. Bibliographic sources:

None specified.

II. Location of other data:

University: Special Collections