Shove Memorial Chapel
National Register of Historic Places

Shove Memorial Chapel

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Listed
May 21, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000426

About this property

The Shove Memorial Chapel is a Norman Romanesque chapel located on the campus of Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It was designed by John Grey and built from 1930 to 1931 and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since May 22, 2005. John Gray, the architect, made a very comprehensive plan of the chapel, and hired various craftsmen from around the country to apply the detail he wanted. The chapel is made from Bedford limestone mined and cut in Indiana, and Robert Garrison designed gargoyles and exterior sculptures around the building. Robert E. Wade painted the ornate roof inside the chapel, and Joseph Reynolds Jr. designed the stained glass windows. Despite being built in the middle of the Great Depression, it is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Norman Romanesque architecture in the state of Colorado. The chapel is located on the main quadrangle of Colorado College. On the master bell of the chapel, Westminster quarter chimes cast in Croydon, England, there is an engraving of a statement by poet Kahlil Gibran: "Yesterday is but today's memory, an tomorrow is today's dream."

Location

1010 N. Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
38.84785, -104.82166

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When was Shove Memorial Chapel listed on the National Register?

Shove Memorial Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Shove Memorial Chapel?

Shove Memorial Chapel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Shove Memorial Chapel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1930.

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