Duke Chapel
Contributors:
Julian Abele, architect;
Horace Trumbauer Firm, architects;
Rafael Guastavino, Jr., architect and builder
Dates:
1932
Location:
Durham, Durham County
Street Address:
West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Status:
Standing
Type:
Religious
Note:
The signature building of the University, the chapel is noted for its 210-foot tower, capped with Indiana limestone, which dominates the campus and is visible for miles. The interior Memorial Chapel, honoring the founding family and containing the sarcophagi of Washington, Benjamin N. and James B. Duke, was added to the original plans. Rafael Guastavino, Jr., is credited with the interior vaulting.