Thorncrown Chapel - Eureka Springs AR - Architecture Prizes on Waymarking.com

It started out as a site for a mans retirement home but he ended up building a chapel to share with everyone.

"Since the chapel opened in 1980, over six million people have visited this woodland sanctuary. It has won numerous architectural awards such as the American Institute of Architecture's Design of the Year Award for 1981 and the American Institute of Architecture's Design of the Decade Award for the 1980's. Recently, members of the American Institute of Architects placed Thorncrown Chapel fourth on its list of the top buildings of the twentieth century." (visit link)

Architect: E. Fay Jones Prize received: AIA Gold Medal In what year: 1990 Website about the Architect: [Web Link] Website about the building: [Web Link]

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