West Point Cadet Chapel

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 classic example of gothic revival architecture, with its cross-shaped 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] the neogothic Cadet Chapel replaced the 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: West Point Jewish Chapel and Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity (West Point)

West Point Cadet Chapel
Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy
West Point's Cadet Chapel viewed from Schofield Place
41°23′24.62″N 73°57′36.01″W
LocationUnited States Military Academy, New York
CountryUnited States
DenominationProtestant Inter-Denomination
History
StatusChurch
Dedication1910
Architecture
Architect(s)Bertram Goodhue, Ralph Adams Cram, and Frank Ferguson
Architectural typeGothic Revival architecture
Groundbreaking1906
Completed1910
Specifications
MaterialsGranite
Clergy
Chaplain(s)Chaplain (LTC) Donald S. Carrothers
Laity
Director of musicCraig Williams

See also

References
  1. "Cadet Chapel – West Point, New York". American Theatre Organ Society. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  2. Poughkeepsie Journal, (2003). West Point: Legend on the Hudson. Montgomery, NY: Walden Printing. pp.81–83. ISBN 0-9674209-1-1.
  3. "Cadet Chapel". United States Military Academy. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  4. "Featured Organ For January 2007". www.theatreorgans.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. "OHS Database: Instrument Details". pipeorgandatabase.org. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. Barkalow, Carol (1990). In the Men's House. New York: Poseidon Press p.70. ISBN 0-671-67312-2
  7. Simpson, Jeffrey (1982). Officers and Gentlemen: Historic West Point in Photographs. Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press. p.164. ISBN 0-912882-53-0
  8. Crackel, Theodore (1991). The Illustrated History of West Point. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p.129. ISBN 0-8109-3458-2

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