St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel

St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel
Location West of Cottonwood, Idaho
Coordinates 46°2′1″N 116°23′25″W / 46.03361°N 116.39028°W / 46.03361; -116.39028Coordinates: 46°2′1″N 116°23′25″W / 46.03361°N 116.39028°W / 46.03361; -116.39028
Area less than one acre
Built 1919
Architect Gier, Englebert
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 79000790[1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1979

The St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel near Cottonwood in Idaho County, Idaho was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

It consists of a 50 by 127 feet (15 m × 39 m) basilican chapel plus a 127 by 164 feet (39 m × 50 m) convent wing. The chapel has two 97 feet (30 m) high corner towers capped by domed roofs.[2]

The chapel and its altar were designed by Mount Angel, Oregon architect Engelbert Gier. The altar was built in 1928 in Sigmaringen, Germany "by a company whose master recently had been awarded the insignia "Pro Papa Et Ecclesta" (for the Pope and Church) for outstanding service to the cause of religious art. This distinction is rarely conferred and this man was, as far as is known, the only one so honored in Germany up to that time."[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Don Hibbard (June 22, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved September 19, 2017. With two photos from 1978.
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