COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Chapel of the Holy Cross
Image View:
View of the ramp that leads to the chapel from the parking area
Creator:
Marguerite Brunswig Staude (American architect, 1899-1988)
Location:
site: Sedona, Arizona, United States
Date:
1956-1957 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Modernist, Modern
Work Type 1:
chapel (room or structure)
Classification:
architecture
Material:
concrete
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; ramp
Description:
The Chapel of the Holy Cross is an iconic Catholic chapel built into the mesas of Sedona, Arizona, designed by architect and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, from the firm of Anshen & Allen. The chapel is built on Coconino National Forest land; the late Senator Barry Goldwater assisted Staude in obtaining a Special Use permit. The chapel was completed in 1957. The American Institute of Architects gave the Chapel its Award of Honor in 1957. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A2-US-AZ-HC-A5
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Chapel of the Holy Cross
