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Stone Chapel

 
map Stone Chapel
Location: south side of Euclid Avenue, between Adelbert Road and East Boulevard Description: 14th century English Gothic style; exterior and much of interior of Indiana limestone; 145 feet long with buttresses, 52 feet high, tower 25x25 feet and 121 feet high

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


Formal Name
Amasa Stone Memorial
Named For
Amasa Stone, friend
Other Names
Amasa Stone Memorial Chapel    


Constructed 1909-1911?    
Architect Henry Vaughan
 


Financing
Gift of $167,880 from Flora Stone Mather, friend; Gift of unknown amount from Clara Stone Hay, friend; $30,000 for building endowment

Occupants
1911-1949+: WRU
Uses
1911-1949+: Ceremonies, performances and lectures



Ceremonies
Groundbreaking: 4/15/1909; Cornerstone laying: 6/17/1909; Dedication: 6/13/1911
Trivia
Last campus church constructed

 


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