"Smith College did not originally have a chapel because its founders wanted students to be part of the Northampton community and attend local churches. Finally in 1953, an alumna from the class of 1908 named Helen Hills Hills (her maiden name was Hills and she married a husband named Hills) offered funds for a college chapel. She stipulated that the building should strictly follow the design of traditional New England meeting houses of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Designed by William and Geoffrey Platt (sons of Charles Adams Platt) of New York, the nondenominational Helen Hills Hills Chapel was completed in 1955." -- Historic Buildings of Massachusetts
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Good shot.
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That's a beautiful chapel.
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ReplyDeleteA gorgeous chapel under a beautiful sky!
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Looks like a classic New England church . Well done.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful architecture.
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