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Faith Chapel (Jekyll Island, Georgia)

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Coordinates: 31°3′38″N 81°25′18″W / 31.06056°N 81.42167°W / 31.06056; -81.42167
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Faith Chapel
Faith Chapel (Jekyll Island, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Faith Chapel (Jekyll Island, Georgia)
Faith Chapel (Jekyll Island, Georgia) is located in the United States
Faith Chapel (Jekyll Island, Georgia)
Location181 Old Plantation Rd., Jekyll Island, Georgia
Coordinates31°3′38″N 81°25′18″W / 31.06056°N 81.42167°W / 31.06056; -81.42167
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectHoward Constable,[2]
Constable Brothers, NYC
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No.71000277[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1971

Faith Chapel is a historic chapel on Old Plantation Road in Jekyll Island, Georgia and was built in 1904. It was used as a non-denominational chapel until 1942. The state of Georgia purchased it along with Jekyll Island in 1947. It is administered by the Jekyll Island State Park Authority and was opened to the public in 1970. It has a wood "A" frame and a brick foundation. The interior and exterior walls are shingled, with gargoyles that are replicas of the ones at Notre Dame Cathedral. The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and it is open to the public.[3]

Memorial windows

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Faith Chapel has two memorial stained-glass windows. One is the Stickney Memorial Window in the sanctuary, dedicated in 1905, featuring "The Adoration of the Christ Child" made by Maitland Armstrong and his daughter, Helen Maitland Armstrong.[4] The other is the Bourne Memorial Window at the back of the nave, dedicated on Easter Sunday 1921, featuring "David's Window", designed by Frederick Wilson, made and signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.[5]

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  • Faith Chapel: nave facing sanctuary
    Faith Chapel: nave facing sanctuary
  • Stickney Memorial Window (1905) in sanctuary
    Stickney Memorial Window (1905) in sanctuary
  • Armstrong "Adoration of the Christ Child by the Magi"
    Armstrong "Adoration of the Christ Child by the Magi"
  • Bourne Memorial Window (1921) at back of nave
    Bourne Memorial Window (1921) at back of nave
  • Tiffany "David Set Singers Before the Lord"
    Tiffany "David Set Singers Before the Lord"
  • Steeple with gargoyles
    Steeple with gargoyles
  • Gargoyle
    Gargoyle

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ McCash, June Hall (1998). The Jekyll Island Cottage Colony. University of Georgia Press. p. 57. ISBN 9780820319285.
  3. ^ NRHP form
  4. ^ "David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census: Faith Chapel, Jekyll Island, Georgia". cambridge2000.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Tiffany Census: Faith Chapel, Jekyll Island, Georgia". cambridge2000.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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