Rockefeller Chapel
| Title | Rockefeller Chapel |
| View | Carillon Construction 40 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | John D. Rockefeller Jr. presented the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon to the University of Chicago in memory of his mother. Installed in the university's chapel, it was dedicated Thanksgiving Day, 1932. Consisting of 72 bells, including a bass bell weighing 18.5-tons, the carillon was cast in Croydon, England by the foundry of Gillett & Johnston. |
| Alternate Name(s) | University Chapel |
| Subject Terms | Rockefeller, Laura Spelman, 1839-1915 | Rockefeller, John Davison, 1874-1960 | Carillons | Bell towers | Crawler tractors | Gillett & Johnston Foundry |
| Photographer | Chicago Daily News |
| Photograph Date | 1932 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.0 x 24.2 cm |
| Architect | Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924; Mayers, Murray & Philip |
| Completion Date | 1928 |
| Location | 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | D29 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-06638 |
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