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| The Chapel was designed during the American Gothic Revival, constructed out of concrete and stone foundations, with a core of brick, an exterior surface of Indiana limestone, and an interior surface of Indiana limestone and plaster. There are also tile, brick, and stones from Trinity College, Cambridge; the Great Wall of China; and Mount Sinai "incorporated into the fabric of the building."((Weaver, 301)) The roof of the Chapel consists of slate and copper. The Chapel stands 163 feet high and is visible for miles across Hartford and beyond. It is a perfectly unique building and was constructed the same way chapels were built during the Middle Ages. | The Chapel was designed during the American Gothic Revival, constructed out of concrete and stone foundations, with a core of brick, an exterior surface of Indiana limestone, and an interior surface of Indiana limestone and plaster. There are also tile, brick, and stones from Trinity College, Cambridge; the Great Wall of China; and Mount Sinai "incorporated into the fabric of the building."((Weaver, 301)) The roof of the Chapel consists of slate and copper. The Chapel stands 163 feet high and is visible for miles across Hartford and beyond. It is a perfectly unique building and was constructed the same way chapels were built during the Middle Ages. |
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| In the December 1928 President's Report, Ogilby states: "It was exciting to discover...three crates of old stone stored away in the basement of [[boardman_hall|Boardman Hall]], which proved to be a triple Tudor window from that part of the palace at Whitehall built by Cardinal Wolsey [1530]. The stones are carefully numbered and in Mr. Frohman's judgment can be built into the new chapel to provide a feature of unusual charm. They were given to the College in 1887 by Mr. William R. Cone of Hartford, for just such a purpose." Apparently, these stones were given to Cone by his son-in-law, the Reverend Arthur Delgano Robinson, after he visited London and discovered a portion of Whitehall being dismantled. In //[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=w_books|The Chapel of Trinity College]]// (1951), it is stated that these stones were formed into the "triple window in the small room to the right of the North Chapel." The window's stained glass features scenes from Cardinal Wolsey's life. | In the December 1928 President's Report, Ogilby states: "It was exciting to discover...three crates of old stone stored away in the basement of [[boardman_hall|Boardman Hall]], which proved to be a triple Tudor window from that part of the palace at Whitehall built by Cardinal Wolsey [1530]. The stones are carefully numbered and in Mr. Frohman's judgment can be built into the new chapel to provide a feature of unusual charm. They were given to the College in 1887 by Mr. William R. Cone of Hartford, for just such a purpose." Apparently, these stones were given to Cone by his son-in-law, the Reverend Arthur Delgano Robinson, after he visited London and discovered a portion of Whitehall being dismantled. In //[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34547617|The Chapel of Trinity College]]// (1951), it is stated that these stones were formed into the "triple window in the small room to the right of the North Chapel." The window's stained glass features scenes from Cardinal Wolsey's life. |
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| [{{ :10.2307_community.2856110-1.jpg?direct&400|September 1930: Trinity College President Remsen Ogilby (second from left) and Philip Frohman (second from right) engage in on-site discussion with unidentified men during the construction process. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.2856110|Trinity College Archives]]}}] | [{{ :10.2307_community.2856110-1.jpg?direct&400|September 1930: Trinity College President Remsen Ogilby (second from left) and Philip Frohman (second from right) engage in on-site discussion with unidentified men during the construction process. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.2856110|Trinity College Archives]]}}] |
