Thorncrown Chapel
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Thorncrown Chapel
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| Nearest city: | Eureka Springs, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: | 36°25′1″N 93°46′13″W / 36.41694°N 93.77028°WCoordinates: 36°25′1″N 93°46′13″W / 36.41694°N 93.77028°W |
| Area: | 7.6 acres (3.1 ha) |
| Built: | 1980 |
| Architect: | E. Fay Jones |
| Architectural style: | Moderne |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Arkansas Designs of E. Fay Jones MPS AD |
| NRHP Reference#: | 97000452[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 28, 2000 |
Thorncrown Chapel is a chapel located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas – designed by E. Fay Jones and constructed in 1980.
The design recalls Prairie School architecture – popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom Jones had apprenticed. Jim Reed, a retired schoolteacher, commissioned the chapel.
Constructed mostly of wood and other materials indigenous to northwestern Arkansas, the design minimized material transportation costs. Though giving the impression of an open-air structure, the chapel is a glass-enclosed, conditioned space.
The building was selected for the 2006 Twenty-five Year Award by the American Institute of Architects, recognizing structures that have had significant influence on the profession. The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000[1] Buildings less than fifty years old can only be listed on the Register if they are of exceptional significance.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation," (PDF), National Register Bulletins, National Park Service, 6. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
[edit] Further reading
- Charles K. Gandee. (March 1981) "A Wayfarer's Chapel By Fay Jones", Architectural Record. Vol 169 Number 3. pp. 86–91
- Paul Heyer. (1993) American Architecture: Ideas and Ideologies in the Late Twentieth Century. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, pp. 102–103. ISBN 0-442-01328-0
[edit] External links
- Thorncrown Chapel official website.
- Thorncrown Chapel at Great Buildings online.
- Thorncrown Chapel at the American Institute of Architecture
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- Church buildings in Arkansas
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Chapels in the United States
- Buildings and structures completed in 1980
- Architecture award winners
- Buildings and structures in Carroll County, Arkansas
- Visitor attractions in Carroll County, Arkansas
