The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Chapel

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Institution Name: LaGrange College
Original/Historic Place Name: Chapel
Location on Campus: south side of entrance to College from Park Ave.
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s):

1965	original construction Unknown

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

Foundation: stone; masonry

Walls: brick

Roof: slate

Function:

ca. 1965-present (2007)

chapel

Significance: architecture, education, religion
Landmark designation:

none

Narrative: see below
References: see below

Narrative:
Materials used in the construction of the Chapel link it with Christian worship in LaGrange and other parts of the world. Included in the structure are the following: two stained windows made in Belgium more than 100 years ago; a stone from the temple of Apollo at Corinth, Greece; a stone from the Benedictine Monastery, Iona, Scotland; and a stone from St. George's Chapel, Windsor, England.

References:

I. Bibliographic sources:

2002-2003 Undergraduate Bulletin. [LaGrange, GA: LaGrange College, 2002].

II. Location of other data: