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Thorncrown Chapel is a chapel located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, designed by E. Fay Jones, and constructed in 1980. The design recalls the Prairie School of architecture popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright , with whom Jones had apprenticed .
The chapel was commissioned by John A. Cooper, Sr. to honor Mildred Borum Cooper, his late wife. [2] The chapel was designed to celebrate both God and his creations. [3] Located on a wooded site along Lake Norwood, the chapel has become a popular tourist destination in Northwest Arkansas. It is also popular as a venue for wedding ceremonies.
Distinct features of the building include a 193 ft. steeple, a 69,000 sq. ft. sanctuary made of marble (including 2,000-year-old stone from Jerusalem), a 3,364 sq. ft. rotunda, a 75 ft. high dome with 2,400 sq. ft. of stained glass, an additional 4,500 sq. ft. of stained glass throughout the facility, and a 25 ft. statue of the angel Gabriel ...
E. Fay Jones, (first name Euine, which is pronounced U-wan and is an old Welsh form of John), was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on January 31, 1921. [3]: p2 Jones became the only surviving child in his family after both of his sisters died at an early age.
Perry’s Funeral Chapel, known for many years as Rumph Mortuary, is a historic commercial building at 312 West Oak Street in El Dorado, Arkansas.Built in 1927, it is a two-story red brick building, with a three-bay facade topped by a crenellated Gothic parapet.
The Oak Hill Mausoleum, now Oak Hill Chapel, is a historic religious and funerary building in Oak Hill Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The massive granite Classical Revival structure was built in 1916 with funding raised by a local citizen group, and originally had a capacity of 72 burials. The mausoleum was designed ...
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Watson Chapel is served by the Watson Chapel School District, including Watson Chapel High School. The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System operates the Watson Chapel Dave Burdick Library, near the high school and along U.S. Route 79. Its namesake is the library director from 1991 to 2012. [2]