Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University
University chapel in Virginia, US in Lexington (Independent City), Virginia. Built 1868. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
University Chapel of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E. Lee, who was president of the school, and after whom the university is, in part, named. The Victorian brick architectural design was probably the work of Lee's son, George Washington Custis Lee, with details contributed by Col. Thomas Williamson, an architect and professor of engineering at the neighboring Virginia Military Institute. Upon completion and during Robert E. Lee's lifetime it was known as the College Chapel. Lee was buried beneath the chapel in 1870.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Washington and Lee University campus, Lexington (Independent City), VA |
| County | Lexington County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000914 |
| Built | 1868 |
| Type of place | church building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Washington and Lee University campus, Lexington (Independent City), VA |
| Website | leechapel.wlu.edu ↗ |
| Coordinates | 37.78749, -79.44187 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · 45 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cave Mountain Lake Group Camp 15 mi · Cave Mountain Lake Group Picnic Shelter 15 mi · Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp 15 mi |
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Nearby in Lexington County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000914. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.