Harkness Chapel


Location: south side of Bellflower Road, between Ford Road and East Boulevard	Description: Gothic design; exterior of Ohio sandstone, roof of copper and black slate; nave is 45x84 feet; tower is 16x16 feet and 45 feet high; eaves are 28 feet high and the apex of gable is 54 feet high; Tiffany Co. windows; organ made by Austin Co. The inscription below the stained glass window on the north face is from The Holy Bible. Proverbs 31:31. "Her works praise her in the gates."

This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.

Formal Name	Florence Harkness Chapel	Named For	Florence Harkness Severance, friend
Other Names	Harkness Chapel

Constructed	ca. 1899-ca. 1901
Architect	Charles F. Schweinfurth

Cost	1899 construction: $91,001.15 1899 endowment: $30,000
Financing	1899: Gift of $40,000 from Anna Harkness; Gift of $20,000 from Charles W. Harkness; Gift of $45,000 from Louis H. Severance

Occupants	ca. 1902-1949+?: Mather College
Uses	ca. 1902-1949+?: Ceremonies, performances and lectures

Ceremonies

Consecration of ground: 6/14/1899; Cornerstone Laying: 6/13/1900; Dedication: 3/30/1902

Trivia

First campus church constructed

Description	1917: Added transepts
Architect	Charles F. Schweinfurth
Cost	$50,000
Financing	Gift of $50,000 from Anna Harkness, friend
Ceremonies	Reopening: 4/4/1918

Description	1922: Rebuilt organ
Cost	$19,000 estimated
Financing	Gift of unknown amount from Anna Harkness, friend

This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.

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