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Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station

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Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station
The chapel in October 2014
Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station is located in Alabama
Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station
Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station is located in the United States
Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station
Location1100 S. 15th St., Gadsden, Alabama
Coordinates34°0′41″N 86°1′34″W / 34.01139°N 86.02611°W / 34.01139; -86.02611
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
ArchitectPaul W. Hofferbert
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.92001069[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1992
Designated ARLHMay 23, 1988[2]

The Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station (also known as the Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel) are historic structures in Gadsden, Alabama. The chapel, comfort station, and cemetery gates were built in 1935 by workers from the Works Progress Administration, and designed by local architect Paul W. Hofferbert, who also designed the Legion Park Bowl. The chapel is designed in Gothic Revival style, with a steeply pitched gable with three lancet arched windows and a square tower with lancet arch opening for the entrance. The front gate columns and wall are connected to a hipped roof comfort building, which originally housed restrooms, but is now used for storage. All three are constructed of rough-cut sandstone blocks quarried from nearby Lookout Mountain.[3] The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1988 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Bryant, Jennifer; Melanie A. Betz (July 1991). "Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.


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