View, Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
Duke Chapel (Durham, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Chapels
Gothic revival (Architecture)
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Item identifier:
- buch1028
- Photographer:
- Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Durham (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Duke University Chapel (Durham, Durham County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Abele, Julian F., 1881-1950 more info on Abele, Julian F., 1881-1950
- Sculptor:
- Donnelly, John more info on Donnelly, John, stonemason
- Woodworker:
- Irving and Casson more info on Irving and Casson
- Ironsmith:
- William H. Jackson Co. more info on William H. Jackson Co.
- Glassmaker:
- G. Owen Bonawit, Inc. more info on G. Owen Bonawit, Inc.
- Tile layer:
- Guastavino, Rafael, 1872-1950 more info on Guastavino, Rafael, 1872-1950
- Built:
- Street:
- 401 Chapel Drive
- Community:
- Durham
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27705
- Architectural note:
- Considered the finest late Gothic Revival monument in the state, the chapel is both the architectural focal point and the iconic symbol of Duke University. The entrance tower was modeled after the Bell Harry Tower of Canterbury Cathedral. The chapel houses statues of the Duke family associated with their sarcophagi.
- Location:
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Durham (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Chapels
Church buildings
College campuses
Historic buildings
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 36.001959, -78.939924
