Chapel of the Transfiguration
Chapel of the Transfiguration | |
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Nearest city | Moose, Wyoming |
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Coordinates | 43°39′36.4″N 110°42′55.2″W / 43.660111°N 110.715333°W |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | C.B. Loomis |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 80004055 |
Added to NRHP | April 10, 1980[1] |
The Chapel of the Transfiguration is a small log chapel in Grand Teton National Park, in the community of Moose.[2] The chapel was sited and built to frame a view of the Cathedral Group of peaks in a large window behind the altar. The chapel, which was built in 1925, is owned and operated by St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson.[3][4]
Description
The chapel complex is composed of the chapel itself, an entrance canopy that incorporates a small bell tower, and a storage shed. The chapel and accessory buildings were designed by C.B. Loomis in a
History
The chapel was built to serve guests and employees of the
The chapel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980[1] The somewhat larger Chapel of the Sacred Heart was built in the park in similar rustic style near Signal Mountain by the Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church of Jackson in 1958.[6][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Chapel of the Transfiguration".
- ^ "Chapel of the Transfiguration". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-08-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Worship". The Episcopal Church of Jackson Hole. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ISBN 0-8118-1854-3, p. 160
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56898-742-2.
- ^ a b Fraser, Clayton (February 25, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chapel of the Transfiguration" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Wedding Permits". Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service.
External links
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- Chapel of the Transfiguration at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office