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Chapel by the Lake Country United States Denomination Presbyterian Website www.chapelbythelake.org Architecture Status Church Functional status Active Architect(s) Harold Foss, Linn A. Forrest Style National Park Service Rustic Groundbreaking 1954 Completed 1958 Specifications Materials Logs, shingles Administration Presbytery Alaska Presbytery Synod Synod of Alaska-Northwest Clergy Deacon Jerry Bryant, Denny DeWitt, Karen Koken, Julie Orsi, Christine Personett, Brian Sylvester Pastor(s) Douglas Dye The Chapel by the Lake (or Chapel-by-the-Lake[1]) is a Presbyterian church in Auke Bay, Alaska. It was designed by Juneau-based architects Harold Foss and Linn A. Forrest. The construction lasted from 1954 to 1958.[2]
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Notable features
The Chapel by the Lake is an example of Rustic architecture in a suburban location. Its rafters, trusses, and walls are visible spruce[3] logs. A large window behind the altar looks out across Auke Lake to the Mendenhall Glacier.
Services
The chapel is a popular spot for weddings.[4]
A 1992 service at the chapel was held for Karl Reishus, a Juneau Police Department officer who was killed in the line of duty after saving the lives two firefighters caught in a training accident.[5]
References
- ^ Mink, Randy and Karen. "Juneau: Capital City of the Last Frontier Captivates Passengers Cruising the Inside Passage". Cruise Travel. July/August 1994. p. 13.
- ^ Hoagland, Alison K. Buildings of Alaska. 1993: Oxford University Press. p. 179.
- ^ Gurney, Michelle. Alaska's Southeast: Touring the Inside Passage. 2006: Morris Book Publishing, LLC. p. 218.
- ^ Pitcher, Don. Alaska. Moon Handbooks. p. 110.
- ^ Wilbanks, William. Forgotten Heroes: Police Officers Killed in Alaska 1850 - 1997. 1999: Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, Kentucky. pp. 168-70.
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Coordinates: 58°23′00″N 134°38′14″W / 58.3833333°N 134.63722°W
Categories:- Religious buildings completed in 1958
- 20th-century Presbyterian church buildings
- Buildings and structures in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska
- Presbyterian churches in Alaska
- Rustic architecture
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