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{{short description|Historic church in Wyoming, United States}}
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The '''Chapel of the Transfiguration''' is a small log chapel in [[Grand Teton National Park]], in the community of [[Moose, Wyoming|Moose]]. The chapel was sited and built to frame a view of the [[Cathedral Group]] of peaks in a large window behind the altar. The chapel, which was built in 1925, is owned and operated by [[St. John's Episcopal Church and Rectory (Jackson, Wyoming)|St. John's Episcopal Church]] in [[Jackson, Wyoming|Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID |date=2008-08-12 |work=National Register of Historic Places |title=Chapel of the Transfiguration |publisher=Wyoming State Preservation Office}}</ref><ref name=stjohnsjh1>{{cite web|title=Worship|url=http://www.stjohnsjackson.org/worship.cfm|publisher=The Episcopal Church of Jackson Hole|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref>
The '''Chapel of the Transfiguration''' is a small log chapel in [[Grand Teton National Park]], in the community of [[Moose, Wyoming|Moose]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stjohnsjackson.diowy.org/Worship/chapel-of-the-transfiguration.html|title = Chapel of the Transfiguration}}</ref> The chapel was sited and built to frame a view of the [[Cathedral Group]] of peaks in a large window behind the altar. The chapel, which was built in 1925, is owned and operated by [[St. John's Episcopal Church and Rectory (Jackson, Wyoming)|St. John's Episcopal Church]] in [[Jackson, Wyoming|Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID |date=2008-08-12 |work=National Register of Historic Places |title=Chapel of the Transfiguration |publisher=Wyoming State Preservation Office }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=stjohnsjh1>{{cite web |title=Worship |url=http://www.stjohnsjackson.org/worship.cfm |publisher=The Episcopal Church of Jackson Hole |accessdate=21 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019213400/http://www.stjohnsjackson.org/worship.cfm |archivedate=19 October 2011 }}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
The chapel complex is composed of the chapel itself, an entrance canopy that incorporates a small bell tower, and a storage shed. The chapel and accessory buildings were designed by C.B. Loomis in a [[National Park Service Rustic|rustic]] style, also called Western Craftsman. The entrance canopy aligns the approach on the desired axis to the Cathedral Group and provides shelter to the chain-operated bell.<ref name="KaiserLITL">Kaiser, Harvey (1997). "Landmarks in the Landscape", San Francisco: Chronicle Books ISBN 0-8118-1854-3, p. 160</ref> Access to the chapel is by boardwalk, leading to a beveled plank door with decorative ironwork. The {{convert|22|ft|m|adj=on}} by {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} T-shaped chapel has exposed log interior walls with stained glass windows on either side.<ref name=kasisersource1>{{cite book|last=Kaiser|first=Harvey H.|title=Sourcebook of National Park System Architecture|year=2008|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-742-2|pages=251}}</ref> Behind the altar on the chapel's axis, a picture window that would be anachronistic in another setting frames a spectacular view that substitutes for a stained glass composition. A sacristy stands to one side.<ref name="nrhpinv1">{{cite web |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/80004055.pdf |format=PDF |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chapel of the Transfiguration |last=Fraser|first=Clayton |date=February 25, 1980 |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref>
The chapel complex is composed of the chapel itself, an entrance canopy that incorporates a small bell tower, and a storage shed. The chapel and accessory buildings were designed by C.B. Loomis in a [[National Park Service Rustic|rustic]] style, also called Western Craftsman. The entrance canopy aligns the approach on the desired axis to the Cathedral Group and provides shelter to the chain-operated bell.<ref name="KaiserLITL">Kaiser, Harvey (1997). "Landmarks in the Landscape", San Francisco: Chronicle Books {{ISBN|0-8118-1854-3}}, p. 160</ref> Access to the chapel is by boardwalk, leading to a beveled plank door with decorative ironwork. The {{convert|22|ft|m|adj=on}} by {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} T-shaped chapel has exposed log interior walls with stained glass windows on either side.<ref name=kasisersource1>{{cite book|last=Kaiser|first=Harvey H.|title=Sourcebook of National Park System Architecture|year=2008|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-742-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/nationalparkarch0000kais/page/251 251]|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalparkarch0000kais/page/251}}</ref> Behind the altar on the chapel's axis, a picture window frames a view that substitutes for a stained glass composition. A sacristy stands to one side.<ref name="nrhpinv1">{{cite web |url={{NRHP url|id=80004055}} |format=PDF |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chapel of the Transfiguration |last=Fraser|first=Clayton |date=February 25, 1980 |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The chapel was built to serve guests and employees of the [[dude ranch]]es that stretched north of Jackson along the base of the [[Teton Range]]. The land was donated by Maud Noble, owner of nearby [[Menor's Ferry]], predating the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929 and its expansion into the Moose area in 1950. The design was based on Our Father's House in [[Ethete, Wyoming|Ethete]] on the [[Wind River Indian Reservation]]. Construction materials, labor and funds were provided by local ranchers.<ref name="nrhpinv1"/>
The chapel was built to serve guests and employees of the [[dude ranch]]es that stretched north of Jackson along the base of the [[Teton Range]]. The land was donated by Maud Noble, owner of nearby [[Menor's Ferry]], predating the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929 and its expansion into the Moose area in 1950. The design was based on Our Father's House at the [[St. Michael's Mission (Ethete, Wyoming)|St. Michael's Mission]] in [[Ethete, Wyoming|Ethete]] on the [[Wind River Indian Reservation]]. Construction materials, labor and funds were provided by local ranchers.<ref name="nrhpinv1"/>
It played a primary role in the movie "Spencer’s Mountain", which was filmed in Jackson Hole in 1963, and featured Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara.
It played a primary role in the movie ''[[Spencer's Mountain]]'', which was filmed in Jackson Hole in 1963, and featured Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara.



The chapel was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on April 10, 1980<ref name="nris"/> The somewhat larger Chapel of the Sacred Heart was built in the park in similar rustic style near [[Signal Mountain]] by the Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church of Jackson in 1958.<ref name=grtewedding1>{{cite web|title=Wedding Permits|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/weddings.htm|work=Grand Teton National Park|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name=kasisersource1/>
The chapel was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on April 10, 1980<ref name="nris"/> The somewhat larger Chapel of the Sacred Heart was built in the park in similar rustic style near [[Signal Mountain Lodge|Signal Mountain]] by the Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church of Jackson in 1958.<ref name=kasisersource1/><ref name=grtewedding1>{{cite web|title=Wedding Permits|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/weddings.htm|work=Grand Teton National Park|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=418 Chapel of the Transfiguration] at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
*[http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=418 Chapel of the Transfiguration] at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office


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Latest revision as of 22:25, 29 November 2024

Chapel of the Transfiguration
Chapel of the Transfiguration is located in Wyoming
Chapel of the Transfiguration
Chapel of the Transfiguration is located in the United States
Chapel of the Transfiguration
Nearest cityMoose, Wyoming
Coordinates43°39′36.4″N 110°42′55.2″W / 43.660111°N 110.715333°W / 43.660111; -110.715333
Built1925
ArchitectC.B. Loomis
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.80004055
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1980[1]

The Chapel of the Transfiguration is a small log chapel in Grand Teton National Park, in the community of Moose.[2] The chapel was sited and built to frame a view of the Cathedral Group of peaks in a large window behind the altar. The chapel, which was built in 1925, is owned and operated by St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson.[3][4]

Description

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The chapel complex is composed of the chapel itself, an entrance canopy that incorporates a small bell tower, and a storage shed. The chapel and accessory buildings were designed by C.B. Loomis in a rustic style, also called Western Craftsman. The entrance canopy aligns the approach on the desired axis to the Cathedral Group and provides shelter to the chain-operated bell.[5] Access to the chapel is by boardwalk, leading to a beveled plank door with decorative ironwork. The 22-foot (6.7 m) by 50-foot (15 m) T-shaped chapel has exposed log interior walls with stained glass windows on either side.[6] Behind the altar on the chapel's axis, a picture window frames a view that substitutes for a stained glass composition. A sacristy stands to one side.[7]

History

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The chapel was built to serve guests and employees of the dude ranches that stretched north of Jackson along the base of the Teton Range. The land was donated by Maud Noble, owner of nearby Menor's Ferry, predating the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929 and its expansion into the Moose area in 1950. The design was based on Our Father's House at the St. Michael's Mission in Ethete on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Construction materials, labor and funds were provided by local ranchers.[7] It played a primary role in the movie Spencer's Mountain, which was filmed in Jackson Hole in 1963, and featured Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara.

The chapel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980[1] The somewhat larger Chapel of the Sacred Heart was built in the park in similar rustic style near Signal Mountain by the Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church of Jackson in 1958.[6][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Chapel of the Transfiguration".
  3. ^ "Chapel of the Transfiguration". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-08-12.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Worship". The Episcopal Church of Jackson Hole. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  5. ^ Kaiser, Harvey (1997). "Landmarks in the Landscape", San Francisco: Chronicle Books ISBN 0-8118-1854-3, p. 160
  6. ^ a b Kaiser, Harvey H. (2008). Sourcebook of National Park System Architecture. Princeton Architectural Press. pp. 251. ISBN 978-1-56898-742-2.
  7. ^ a b Fraser, Clayton (February 25, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chapel of the Transfiguration" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  8. ^ "Wedding Permits". Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service.
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