National Register of Historic Places

Godfrey, Benjamin, Memorial Chapel

Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois
Listed
May 9, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000856

About this property

The Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel is a historic chapel located on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois, named for school and town founder Benjamin Godfrey. The chapel was built in 1854 to serve the Church of Christ, a church formed by three Christian denominations at the Monticello Female Seminary. The Greek Revival chapel has a raised temple front with six Doric columns supporting a pediment; a Gothic steeple rises above the entrance. The Historic American Buildings Survey documented the church in 1934 and named it one of the six most representative New England–style churches built outside of New England. Monticello Female Seminary, later known as Monticello College, used the chapel for daily religious services, convocation and commencement ceremonies, and student productions and performances. In 1971, Monticello College closed, and Lewis and Clark Community College took over its campus. The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1979.

Location

Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois
38.95154, -90.19052

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURERELIGION
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Sources

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When was Godfrey, Benjamin, Memorial Chapel listed on the National Register?

Godfrey, Benjamin, Memorial Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Godfrey, Benjamin, Memorial Chapel?

Godfrey, Benjamin, Memorial Chapel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Godfrey, Benjamin, Memorial Chapel is recorded as the industrial era.

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