Buchtel Memorial Chapel (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
University of Denver. The Buchtel Memorial Chapel was begun in 1907 when the cornerstone was laid. Buchtel "puportedly handed Colorado Springs architect Thomas Barber a photograph of a mission-style church and asked him to create a similar-looking structure for the University" (Built for Learning, p. 18). Progress on the building languished throughout the decade from its start to its completion due to lack of funds. "It was originally dedicated in 1917 as the Memorial Chapel to honor DU alumni who perished in World War I. In 1946 it was renamed the Buchtel Chapel in memory of Henry Buchtel." The chapel was destroyed by fire in 1983, leaving a tower as the sole remaining piece of the structure. (DU Today, Summer 2006 issue).
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Buchtel Memorial Chapel Groundbreaking (-1983) on October 17, 1907.
Sources
University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031]
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Cornerstone laid for Buchtel Memorial Chapel in October 26, 1910. (not dedicated until 1917 to honor those who had died in WWI)
Sources
Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 106; University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031].
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Buchtel Memorial Chapel dedicated to soldiers fighting in World War I in December 30, 1917.
Sources
University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031]
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A tribute service was held in Buchtel Chapel in memorial of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death on April 5, 1968. On July 20, 1983, a fire destroys Buchtel Memorial Chapel, leaving only one tower remaining.
Citation:
“Buchtel services pay tribute to death of Martin Luther King,” The University of Denver Clarion, vol. 72, no. 44, April 9, 1968, 4.University of Denver. (1974). Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Inventory of University Buildings. [U123.01.0004.0031]
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University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
Three University of Denver members of the ''Gyros Club'', alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team'', identified as Max M. Vinsonhaler, Granville B. Johnson (Physical Director), and Arthur A. Huffsmith perform a stunt as fellow gymnasts Asher H. Patten, Raymond D. Hampton, Joseph P. Graves, Charles C. Dickson (standing), and Arden E. Ratcliff watch on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923. Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible in the background.
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
Three University of Denver members of the ''Gyros Club'', alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team'', identified as Max M. Vinsonhaler, Granville B. Johnson (Physical Director), and Arthur A. Huffsmith perform a stunt as fellow gymnasts Asher H. Patten, Raymond D. Hampton, Joseph P. Graves, Charles C. Dickson (standing), and Arden E. Ratcliff watch on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923. Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible in the background.
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
Joseph P. Graves throws teammate Raymond D. Hampton into a back flip as fellow University of Denver members of the ''Gyros Club,'' alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team,'' watch on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923. Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible in the background. Watching are: Arden E. Ratcliff, Charles C. Dickson, Max M. Vinsonhaler, physical director Granville Johnson, Asher H. Patten, and Arthur A. Huffsmith.
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
Joseph P. Graves throws teammate Raymond D. Hampton into a back flip as fellow University of Denver members of the ''Gyros Club,'' alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team,'' watch on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923. Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible in the background. Watching are: Arden E. Ratcliff, Charles C. Dickson, Max M. Vinsonhaler, physical director Granville Johnson, Asher H. Patten, and Arthur A. Huffsmith.
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
Three University of Denver members of the ''Gyros Club'', alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team'', perform a basket pitch as Joseph P. Graves and Max M. Vinsonhaler throw Raymond D. Hampton into the air while fellow gymnasts (standing l-r) Asher H. Patten, Arthur A. Huffsmith, physical director Granville B. Johnson, Arden E. Ratcliff, and Charles C. Dickson watch on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923. Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible in the background.
University of Denver Men's Tumbling Team Members, 1923
University of Denver members of the ''Gyros Club'', alternately known as the ''Tumbling Team'', Arthur A. Huffsmith and Granville B. Johnson (physical director) perform a perriot, which involves Huffsmith flipping backwards in the air behind Johnson. Fellow tumblers Raymond D. Hampton, Asher H. Patten, Arden E. Ratcliff, Charles C. Dickson, and Max M. Vinsonhaler watch on the DU campus in Denver, Colorado in 1923. Buchtel Memorial Chapel is visible in the background.
University of Denver Rat House, 1970 October 27
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel, Cherrington Hall, and Mary Reed Building in Denver, Colorado.