West Point Cadet Chapel
| West Point Cadet Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy | |
| File:Cadet Chapel USMA.JPG West Point's Cadet Chapel viewed from Schofield Place | |
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| Location | United States Military Academy, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Protestant Inter-Denomination |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | 1910 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Bertram Goodhue, Ralph Adams Cram, and Frank Ferguson |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1906 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Granite |
| Clergy | |
| Chaplain | Chaplain (COL) David A. Bowlus |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Craig Williams |
The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a place of Protestant denomination worship for many members of the United States Corps of Cadets. The chapel is a late example of Gothic Revival architecture, with its cruciform floor plan, soaring arches, and ornate stone carvings. It houses the largest chapel pipe organ in the world,[1] which consists of 23,511 individual pipes.[2][3][4][5] The Cadet Chapel dominates the skyline and sets the architectural mood of the academy.[6] Designed by architect Bertram Goodhue and completed in 1910,[7] it replaced the neoclassical Old Cadet Chapel which had been built in 1836. The Old Cadet Chapel was deconstructed and relocated to the entrance of the West Point Cemetery, where it stands today.[8]
See also
[edit | edit source]- United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel (including Protestant chapel)
- United States Naval Academy Chapel
- United States Merchant Marine Academy#Mariners' Memorial Chapel
References
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- ^ Barkalow, Carol (1990). In the Men's House. New York: Poseidon Press p.70. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Simpson, Jeffrey (1982). Officers and Gentlemen: Historic West Point in Photographs. Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press. p.164. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Crackel, Theodore (1991). The Illustrated History of West Point. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p.129. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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- For all six USMA chapels, go to Office of the USMA Chaplain and click on "Chapels" in left-hand column. USMA official website. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- The Cadet Chapel (booklet by the Cadet Chapel Board, 1958)
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- United States Military Academy
- University and college chapels in the United States
- Military chapels of the United States
- Churches in Orange County, New York
- Bertram Goodhue church buildings
- Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state)
- Churches completed in 1910
- 1910 establishments in New York (state)