West Point Cadet Chapel Explained

See also: Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity (West Point) and West Point Jewish Chapel.

West Point Cadet Chapel
Fullname:Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy
Coordinates:41.3902°N -73.96°W
Location:United States Military Academy, New York
Country:United States
Denomination:Protestant Inter-Denomination
Dedication:1910
Status:Church
Architect:Bertram Goodhue, Ralph Adams Cram, and Frank Ferguson
Architectural Type:Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking:1906
Completed Date:1910
Materials:Granite
Chaplain:Chaplain (Col) Keith N. Goode
Director:Craig Williams

The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a place of Protestant denomination worship for many members of the United States Corps of Cadets. The chapel is a late example of Gothic Revival architecture, with its cross-shaped floor plan, soaring arches, and ornate stone carvings. It houses the largest chapel pipe organ in the world,[1] which consists of 23,511 individual pipes.[2] [3] [4] [5] The Cadet Chapel dominates the skyline and sets the architectural mood of the academy.[6] Designed by architect Bertram Goodhue and completed in 1910,[7] it replaced the neoclassical Old Cadet Chapel which had been built in 1836. The Old Cadet Chapel was deconstructed and relocated to the entrance of the West Point Cemetery, where it stands today.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cadet Chapel – West Point, New York. American Theatre Organ Society. 2009-12-25.
  2. Poughkeepsie Journal, (2003). West Point: Legend on the Hudson. Montgomery, NY: Walden Printing. pp.81–83. .
  3. Web site: Cadet Chapel. United States Military Academy. 2009-01-30.
  4. Web site: Featured Organ For January 2007. theatreorgans.com. 2018-12-25.
  5. Web site: OHS Database: Instrument Details. pipeorgandatabase.org. 2018-12-25.
  6. Barkalow, Carol (1990). In the Men's House. New York: Poseidon Press p.70.
  7. Simpson, Jeffrey (1982). Officers and Gentlemen: Historic West Point in Photographs. Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press. p.164.
  8. Crackel, Theodore (1991). The Illustrated History of West Point. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p.129.