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]
| West Point Cadet Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy | |
 West Point's Cadet Chapel viewed from Schofield Place | |
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| 41°23′24.62″N 73°57′36.01″W / 41.3901722°N 73.9600028°W | |
| Location | United States Military Academy, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Protestant Inter-Denomination |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | 1910 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Bertram Goodhue, Ralph Adams Cram, and Frank Ferguson |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1906 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Granite |
| Clergy | |
| Chaplain(s) | Chaplain (Col) Keith N. Goode |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Craig Williams |
See also
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edit- ^ "Cadet Chapel – West Point, New York". American Theatre Organ Society. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ Poughkeepsie Journal, (2003). West Point: Legend on the Hudson. Montgomery, NY: Walden Printing. pp.81–83. ISBN 0-9674209-1-1.
- ^ "Cadet Chapel". United States Military Academy. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ "Featured Organ For January 2007". theatreorgans.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "OHS Database: Instrument Details". pipeorgandatabase.org. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Barkalow, Carol (1990). In the Men's House. New York: Poseidon Press p.70. ISBN 0-671-67312-2
- ^ Simpson, Jeffrey (1982). Officers and Gentlemen: Historic West Point in Photographs. Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press. p.164. ISBN 0-912882-53-0
- ^ Crackel, Theodore (1991). The Illustrated History of West Point. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p.129. ISBN 0-8109-3458-2
External links
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Media related to West Point Cadet Chapel at Wikimedia Commons
- For all six USMA chapels, go to Office of the USMA Chaplain and click on "Chapels" in left-hand column. USMA official website. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- The Cadet Chapel (booklet by the Cadet Chapel Board, 1958)
