The College had long desired to construct a new chapel to relieve the crowding in the old Prayer Hall in Nassau Hall and to create a setting a more conducive to religious expression. Finally, in 1846, the Trustees decided to go ahead with the project.
They did not choose the site that Joseph Henry had suggested in his plan of 1836. Instead, the new chapel was situated on the east side of the rear campus, between Philosophical Hall and East College. They chose an architect who added a distinctive new flavor to the back campus.
The College had long desired to construct a new chapel to relieve the crowding in the old Prayer Hall in Nassau Hall and to create a setting a more conducive to religious expression. Finally, in 1846, the Trustees decided to go ahead with the project.
They did not choose the site that Joseph Henry had suggested in his plan of 1836. Instead, the new chapel was situated on the east side of the rear campus, between Philosophical Hall and East College. They chose an architect who added a distinctive new flavor to the back campus.