Shove Memorial Chapel - Colorado Springs, CO
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ronjean
N 38° 50.872 W 104° 49.332
13S E 515428 N 4299909
A non-denominational Chapel built in 1931 for students at Colorado College
Waymark Code: WM777M
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2009
Views: 6
Shove is a highlight to visit on the college campus. Many locals (non-students) have their weddings performed in this Romanesque building.
The building required 1,000,000 bricks. Workers in Indiana cut each piece of stone to precisely fit a certain location on the building, and the pieces were not interchangeable.
Artists and craftsmen from around the country worked on aspects of Shove Chapel. Sculptor Robert Garrison created the exterior stone carvings, including two gargoyles, one on the south face of the Morning/Pilgrim Chapel and the other on the east face of the tower. They are both ornamental and also remove excess water from the roof. The figures were based on a timber wolf and a mountain lion because Garrison believed that local animals would be more proper and interesting.
Joseph Reynolds, Jr., designed and fabricated the stained glass windows. The windows of each section of the chapel relate to a particular theme, with the iconography determined by Reynolds, the college president, and the architect.
[excerpted from the Colorado College Walking Tour Guide]
Street address:
1010 N. Nevada Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO USA
80903
County / Borough / Parish: El Paso County
Year listed: 2005
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Romanesque style architecture by architect John Gray
Periods of significance: 1925 - 1949
Historic function: Religious Structure
Current function: Religious Structure
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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