Evans Memorial Chapel

	Evans Memorial Chapel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
	The chapel in 2022
Location	University of Denver campus, Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°40′36″N 104°57′47″W / 39.67667°N 104.96306°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1878 (moved 1959–1960)
Architectural style	Early Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	74000567
CSRHP No.	5DV.174
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1974
Designated NHL	1988

The Evans Memorial Chapel (often simply Evans Chapel)^[3] is an historic chapel on the campus of the University of Denver in Colorado. It is the oldest continuously-used building for religious purposes in Denver.^[1]^[4]^{[note 1]} Completed in 1878, the Evans Memorial Chapel was built with patronage by John Evans in honor of his daughter Josephine. Evans was governor of the Colorado Territory and a founder of the Colorado Seminary (now the University of Denver).^[7] Once part of Grace Church, a prominent Methodist Episcopal congregation on 13th Avenue and Bannock in downtown Denver, the small Gothic Revival chapel was moved to the University of Denver's campus in 1959.^[8] It reopened there in April 1960, and is now the campus's oldest building.^[9] It currently serves as an interdenominational chapel and wedding venue.^[10]

^ ^a ^b Haines 1974
^ Simmons, R. Laurie; Simmons, Thomas H. "The Instant City—The Gold Rush and Early Settlement, 1858-1892" (PDF). Discover Denver. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ Templin 1977a
^ Templin 1977a, p. 105
^ "History". Denver, CO: Emmanuel Art Gallery. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^ Templin 1976
^ Catlett, Sharon R. (2007). Farmlands, Forts, and Country Life: The Story of Southwest Denver. Big Earth Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-56579-545-7. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ Dunn 1989
^ Jensen, Kelly (November 3, 2016). "The DU neighborhood: classic beauty and college vibes". Denver, CO: KUSA. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^ Fisher 2005

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[Haines_1974-1] Haines 1974

[2] Simmons, R. Laurie; Simmons, Thomas H. "The Instant City—The Gold Rush and Early Settlement, 1858-1892" (PDF). Discover Denver. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[3] Templin 1977a

[4] Templin 1977a, p. 105

[5] "History". Denver, CO: Emmanuel Art Gallery. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[6] Templin 1976

[Catlett-8] Catlett, Sharon R. (2007). Farmlands, Forts, and Country Life: The Story of Southwest Denver. Big Earth Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-56579-545-7. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[Dunn_1989-9] Dunn 1989

[10] Jensen, Kelly (November 3, 2016). "The DU neighborhood: classic beauty and college vibes". Denver, CO: KUSA. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

[Fisher_2005-11] Fisher 2005

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