Brady Memorial Chapel - Pocatello, Idaho - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

James H. Brady was a dominant figure in the Republican party in Idaho for several years, serving as Idaho's Governor from 1908 to 1911 and U. S. Senator from 1913 until his death in 1918.

After Senator Brady passed away, his widow, Irene Brady, and his heirs erected this beautiful, gothic, meditation chapel as a memorial. Lots adjacent to the chapel were given by the city to the family as a permanent public park. The chapel was given to the city by Irene Brady and his sons, S. E. Brady and J. Robb Brady.

The building is French Gothic Revival style and was designed by a Pocatello architect, Frank Paradise. The contractor was Alex Mathers. The exterior is constructed of hand carved Indiana limestone with turned pinacles. The interior woodwork and hand made doors are of oak. All bronze trim and woodwork conform to the Gothic style of the chapel. Herman Pierson designed the stained glass window. The construction of the chapel took three years.

The chapel was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1922. the same day the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington D. C. Walter H. Cleare presented the chapel to the city and the address of acceptance was made by J. H. Peterson.

In 1959, after Irene M. Brady's death, the Pocatello city council reached an agreement with the remaining heirs for the ashes of the Senator and Mrs. Brady to be removed and buried behind the chapel.

Thirty-nine years after construction this beautiful chapel, which had always been open to the public, was locked and used for storage. In 1972 the Brady chapel, although in disrepair, was put on the state historical register. In 1988 Mayor Finlayson and the city council, in response to a request by the Cemetery Committee, agreed that the chapel, because of its beauty and history, should be restored and maintained by the city. The Cemetery Committee is continuing in the visible restoration efforts and striving to return the chapel to its original magnificence.

Street address: Mountain View Cemetery Pocatello, ID USA 83201 County / Borough / Parish: Bannock County Year listed: 1979 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Original burial place of Governor/Senator James H. Brady - Chapel built in his memory Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Funerary Current function: Funerary Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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