The chapel in Marvin Hall on Sunday July 14, 1912. Stoves had been removed for the summer. Men sat on the left, ladies on the right, a custom that persisted until 1954. The board behind pulpit says a total of 125 were present for Sunday School, the...
Churches; Gardens; Steeples; Buildings; Religious facilities; Monuments & memorials
Duncan Memorial Chapel in Floydsburg, Kentucky, an English Gothic structure with a steeple from the far right of the building. Trees surround the building as does a mowed lawn. A stone monument, possibly a headstone, is visible to the side of the...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American universities and colleges; Baptist universities and colleges; Baptist churches; African Americans--Education (Higher); Education; African Americans
Alvin Tunstill speaks to a group at the chapel at Axton Hall on Simmons University campus. The back of the photograph reads: "Alvin Tunstill I, Joseph 2 Chapel Axton Hall". The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879:...
Crowds; Houses; Tornadoes; Disasters; Debris; Trees
A group of people, including several children and a man holding a baby, stand amidst the wreckage of a home in Louisville destroyed by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Two trees stand in front of the house on Chapel...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters; Stages (Platforms); Auditoriums;
Interior view of the Playhouse theater on its original site, showing the auditorium seats and curtain. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House of Reform, the Playhouse was purchased by the University of Louisville, circa...
Address: 1617 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A small statue of a woman holding a large flame decorates a handrail in a hallway. The walls are decorated with two different patterns; one is a wallpaper with sketches of leaves and...
Churches; Gardens; Steeples; Buildings; Religious facilities; Monuments & memorials
The back of Duncan Memorial Chapel in Floydsburg, Kentucky. The English Gothic building is made of stone with two distinct sections with a connecting section. One of the main sections has a steeple with a cross at the top. The three windows are set...
Churches; Gardens; Steeples; Buildings; Religious facilities; Monuments & memorials
Duncan Memorial Chapel in Floydsburg, Kentucky is shown. The English Gothic building is made of stone. The more prominent of the two entryways has a pointed roofline that echoes the main roofline and a doorway that is arched but has a slight point...
Churches; Gardens; Steeples; Buildings; Religious facilities; Monuments & memorials
Duncan Memorial Chapel in Floydsburg, Kentucky is shown. The English Gothic building is made of stone. The more prominent of the two entryways has a pointed roofline that echoes the main roofline and a doorway that is arched but has a slight point...
Churches; Steeples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Monuments & memorials
Duncan Memorial Chapel in Floydsburg, Kentucky. The English Gothic building with steeple is made of stone. The prominent entryway has a pointed roofline that echoes the main roofline and a doorway in the Tudor-arch style. The three windows above it...
Buildings; Health care facilities; Hospitals; Drug abuse; Religious facilities; Chapels
Chapel interior, Narcotic Farm, Lexington, Kentucky. White walls, wide domed arches, beam ceilings, and circular metal chandeliers. Domed mosaic window at back of room behind an iron rail atop three low steps. The Narcotic Farm was built as a drug...
A large group of children and adults, dressed for Sunday services, pose beside a small chapel. Handwritten on bottom border: 528. Title supplied by cataloger.
Gothic Chapel in Mammoth Cave. This room within the cave system gives the illusion that it is supported by gigantic stalactites which extend from ceiling to floor. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the world and located within Mammoth Cave...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters;
Playhouse theater. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House of Reform, it was purchased by the University of Louisville, circa 1923, as part of its acquisition of what later became known as Belknap Campus. The Playhouse was...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters;
Front entrance of the Playhouse theater at the University of Louisville, at its original site. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House of Reform, it was purchased by the University of Louisville, circa 1923, as part of its...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters; Trees;
Playhouse Theater seen from across Second Street. There are several trees featuring fall foliage in front of the white frame building. The crosswalk on Second Street is also visible. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House...
Women; University of Louisville--Buildings; Covered walks; Theaters; Buildings;
A woman in a skirt suit, penny loafers and ankle socks leans against a beam of the roof over Garth Walk, the covered sidewalk which wound around the north side of the Playhouse. Constructed in 1932, Garth Walk was named after Mrs. Charles M. Garth,...
University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters; Buildings;
Playhouse during the 1932 renovations, with trees in the foreground. Records indicate that work was also done to the Playhouse in 1933 and funded by a federal relief program. Note on back of photo: "Playhouse. Alterations. Oct 22 1932."...
