Packer Memorial Chapel
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| Location | Packer Avenue, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architect | Addison Hutton |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003234[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1979 |
Packer Memorial Chapel (also known as Packer Memorial Church) is a historic church on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
It was designed by Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton, and built in 1885 when the university was affiliated with the Episcopal Church. It was donated by Mary Packer Cummings in memory of her father, Asa Packer. The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Packer Memorial Church is currently an Episcopal church on campus. On Sundays, Roman-Catholic mass is usually held at 9:00 pm in the chapel. It is also available for weddings in which at least one of the parties is a Lehigh University student or alumnus. It used to be the location of the freshman convocation which is held during orientation at the beginning of each school year, however due to the growing class size, in 2007 convocation was moved to the larger Baker Auditorium in the Zoellner Arts Center. There have been rumors that secret catacombs are located underneath the foundation of the chapel. The original founders of Lehigh University, including Asa Packer, are supposedly buried there.[2]
Gallery
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Interior in 1896. -
Above an entrance to Packer Memorial Church -
Packer Chapel Entrance -
Packer Chapel Rear Detail -
Packer Chapel Side Detail
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ W. Ross Yates, Sermon in Stone, http://www.lehigh.edu/~incha/yates.html
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