Marquand Chapel

Date of Commission: 1881

Date of Occupancy: 1882

Date of Destruction: 1920

Other Dates in Building's History:

1873: The large enrollment demands a new chapel; " ... get the work done as speedily as possible." (TM, 17 Dec 1873)

21 June 1881: Cornerstone laid.

18 June 1882: Dedication of building.

14 May 1920: Destroyed by a fire actually started in Dickinson Hall.

Architect(s): Richard Morris Hunt

Donor(s): Henry Gurdon Marquand

Other Agent(s): Mulligan & Wilson (builder of); J.J. Tucker (builder of); Meeker & Hedden, Newark (builder of)

Materials: Brownstone; Slate

Function: Chapel

Style: Romanesque Revival