Chapel - Davenport Cemetery - Davenport, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 42.530 W 096° 47.168
14S E 700277 N 3953913
This WPA-constructed chapel is still in use today.
Waymark Code: WMWAMC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2017
Views: 3
Davenport Cemetery is a Town-operated cemetery, 1.25 miles west of town off Route 66, on 3490 Road.
The cemetery has graveled driveways forming a circle with north-south and east-west bisecting drives. At the center of the cemetery, at the intersection of these crossed drives stands a rock chapel, constructed by the WPA in 1939.
This is a one-room chapel which contains wooden benches and an altar. An old upright piano stands at the front. The chapel has a north-south running gabled roof, with a rock gabled, recessed entrance. There are two wood doors. A chimney is constructed at the northwest corner. The windows on each side are six-over-three paned double-hung sashes.
Date of Chapel Construction: 1939
Active Chapel?: yes
Main Construction Material of Chapel: Rock
Denomination of Chapel or Cemetery (if applicable): Not listed
Description of Cemetery added in Long Description: Not listed
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