Fritz Chapel is a historic religious structure located northwest of Bellevue, Iowa, United States. The small roadside chapel was built by Mathias Fritz (1819-1889) in 1852. Fritz immigrated with his family to the United States from Luxembourg that same year. He built this chapel as an act of thanksgiving for the safe journey. The roughly 8-by-7-foot (2.4 by 2.1 m) structure has limestone walls on three sides and is open on the front.[2] It is capped with a gable roof. The walls inside the chapel are plastered, and it houses a small stone altar and a hand-carved crucifix. Located on the north side of a gravel road, it is surrounded by a picket fence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
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| Location | Spruce Creek Rd. west of its junction with U.S. Route 52 |
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| Nearest city | Bellevue, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42°17′41″N 90°29′34″W / 42.29472°N 90.49278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1852 |
| Built by | Mathias Fritz |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| MPS | Limestone Architecture of Jackson County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001067[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 30, 1991 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Molly Meyers Naumann. "Fritz Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2016. with five photos from 1990-1991