A Brief History of Skinner Memorial Chapel

Credits: DIANA DE LA PAZ

Skinner Memorial Chapel was built in 1916. It was financed by a gift from Emily Willey Skinner. Her husband, Miron Skinner, had been a trustee of the college until his death in 1909. The chapel is of English Gothic Revival design. The chapel faces the town instead of the campus because the donor wished it to symbolize the warm relationship between the college and the town.

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View of the stained glass windows inside Skinner Memorial Chapel.

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View of the pews inside Skinner Memorial Chapel.

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North view of Skinner Memorial Chapel.

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Southwest view of Skinner Memorial Chapel during winter.

Southwest view of the front entrance of Skinner Memorial Chapel.