Mead Memorial Chapel

Mead Memorial Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel at 2 Chapel Road in the hamlet of Waccabuc, town of Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. It was designed by Hobart B. Upjohn (1876-1949) and built in 1905–1906 in a late Gothic Revival style. It is a rectangular stone building with a steep slate roof. A wing was added in 1929, known as Mead Memorial Hall, and it houses the Mead family archives. It features a bell tower pierced by Gothic arch shaped louvered windows. It was built by Sarah Frances Studwell Mead as a memorial to her husband, George Washington Mead (1827-1899).[2] The Mead family also owned the separately listed The Homestead.

For the building on Middlebury College campus, see List of Middlebury College buildings.
Mead Memorial Chapel
Location2 Chapel Rd., Lewisboro, New York
Coordinates41°17′47″N 73°35′59″W
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectHobart B. Upjohn
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.99001443[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1999

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Peter D. Shaver (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mead Memorial Chapel". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying five photos".


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