Hotchkiss Chapel (including receiving tomb/columbarium) - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MO
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N 38° 41.650 W 090° 13.657
15S E 741116 N 4286487
Built as a chapel in 1909, officially became a mausoleum when the columbarium was added inside and to the rear in 2009.
Waymark Code: WM15X4F
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2022
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County of structure: St. Louis Independent City
Location of structure: Balm, N. of Mausoleum, Inside Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis
Architect: Eames & Young
Architectural Style: Greek Revival
Erected: 1909
"Hotchkiss Chapel (including receiving tomb/columbarium) is situated near
the central east end of the cemetery on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Designed in
1902 by Eames & Young, the chapel and rear wing (originally used as the receiving tomb) were
constructed in 1909. The Greek Revival style building has exterior scored ashlar walls, a metal
clad front-gable roof and a stepped foundation. Four Tuscan columns on low pedestals support the overhanging frieze and pediment. The recessed entrance holds paired original wood doors
with oversized decorative metal strap hinges. The entrance is framed by an architrave surround.
On either side of the entrance are stained glass single-sash lights. Side elevations feature engaged
pilasters that separate individual windows of double-hung design. The building has a rear
enclosed columbarium within the area constructed as a receiving tomb. The rear wing is lower in
elevation than the primary chapel wing and has a low hipped roof. A single wood door with a
strap hinge is situated on both the projecting west and east elevations. Multi-light windows
(2009) wrap the upper portion of the exterior walls, which extend to create a “T” plan." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"The cemetery’s chapel (erected in 1909) and receiving tomb (described below) are situated along the Tour at the height of a knoll near the east/central border. Mausoleum Row is located south of the chapel, surrounded by curvilinear roads (in the areas
defined as Aramanth Hill and Walnut Hill) lined with obelisks and elegant mausoleums reflecting Classical and Egyptian Revival styles." ~ NRHP Nomination Form