Confederate Memorial Chapel

Confederate Memorial Chapel
Confederate Memorial Chapel, July 2011
Location 2900 Grove Ave., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′20″N 77°28′33″W / 37.55556°N 77.47583°W / 37.55556; -77.47583Coordinates: 37°33′20″N 77°28′33″W / 37.55556°N 77.47583°W / 37.55556; -77.47583
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1887 (1887)
Built by Wingfield, Joseph F.
Architect Dimmock, Marion J.
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 72001520[1]
VLR # 127-0224
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972
Designated VLR November 16, 1971[2]

Confederate Memorial Chapel is a historic interdenominational memorial chapel located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1887, and is a white frame, Gothic Revival style structure with a clipped gable roof of grey tin and a belfry. It features eight commemorative stained glass windows all dating from the 19th century and dedicated to the soldiers and/or battalions of the Confederacy.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Elizabeth Cheek (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Confederate Memorial Chapel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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