Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel

Cooper Chapel
Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel
Interior of the chapel
Interior of the chapel, 2012
Cooper Chapel
Location in Arkansas
Cooper Chapel
Cooper Chapel (the US)
36°28′40″N 94°14′43″W / 36.47778°N 94.24528°W / 36.47778; -94.24528Coordinates: 36°28′40″N 94°14′43″W / 36.47778°N 94.24528°W / 36.47778; -94.24528
Country United States
Website www.cooperchapel.com
History
Status Open
Founded 1991 (1991)
Founder(s) Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel Foundation
Architecture
Heritage designation Nominated to NRHP, June 5, 1996
Architect(s) Fay Jones
Architectural type Moderne
Style Gothic (influences)
Groundbreaking 1988
Specifications
Length 84 feet (26 m)
Width 24 feet (7.3 m)
Height 54 feet (16 m)
Number of floors One
Floor area 2,016 square feet (187.3 m2)
Materials Steel, glass

Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel is a chapel located along Lake Norwood in Bella Vista, Arkansas, designed by E. Fay Jones and Maurice Jennings and constructed in 1988.[1] The chapel was commissioned by John A. Cooper, Sr. to honor Mildred Borum Cooper, his late wife. The chapel was designed with a mind toward celebrating both God and his creations.[2][3]

The chapel is a popular tourist destination in Northwest Arkansas, as well as a widely used wedding ceremony location.

Architecture

The design recalls the Prairie School of architecture popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom Jones had apprenticed. Jones used steel and glass to create a series of Gothic arches that run the length of the chapel.[4] Though it looks like an open-air structure, the chapel is a glass-enclosed, air-conditioned space.

Soon after completion the chapel was praised that it "quietly commands a dignity and presence uncommon among buildings of our era."[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel". www.cooperchapel.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ↑ "MILDRED B COOPER MEMORIAL CHAPEL, BELLA VISTA, ARKANSAS". beautifulbellavista.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ↑ Barry, Helen; Nichols, Cheryl. "The Arkansas Designs of E. Fay Jones 1956-1997" (PDF). Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. pp. 63–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Cordes, Karen (October 1988). "Encore Delivered with Strength and Delicacy" (PDF). Journal of the American Institute of Architects: 52–57 – via Archive at US Modernist.


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