Rollins Chapel Dartmouth College Hanover New Hampshire is a photograph by Edward Fielding which was uploaded on February 14th, 2014.
Rollins Chapel Dartmouth College Hanover New Hampshire
Note: the watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.... more
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Rollins Chapel Dartmouth College Hanover New Hampshire
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Edward Fielding
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note: the watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.
Since its dedication in 1885 Rollins Chapel has served as the College's spiritual center, its physical arrangement being changed or modified as times warranted. Prior to its construction services were held in a large room in Dartmouth Hall which was also used for classes lectures and special events. According to "A History of Dartmouth, 1815-1909" by John King Lord (p 417):
"the old chapel in Dartmouth Hall had long ceased to be suited for chapel services�the seats were uncomfortable and covered with inscriptions and names of those who sought the immortality of the jack-knife, the room was unattractive and there was nothing about it hat tended to give dignity or sacredness to the service"
In June, 1883, the Honorable Edward Ashton Rollins offered to give the College $30,000 for the erection of chapel on the condition that $60,000 would be raised for a library in Wilson Hall. Work began on the new chapel in June 1884. The building, which President Lord described as "Romanesque in general style with entrances under heavy round arches," was constructed of pink granite with red sandstone trimming. Its floor plan was in the form of a Greek cross, and it had a seating capacity of about 600. The architect was John L. Faxon of Boston.
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