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Item
Title
905-1
Date(s)
- 1934-11 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
Interior of recently completed $90,000 chapel at Fort Lewis. The two-story chapel is supported by wood trusses. Colored Corinthian columns of imitation marble support the arcaded plastered walls and upper-story windows. The bronze lighting fixtures cost $2,000 each. A key feature of the chapel is the simple well lighted altar, appropriate to services of any faith. The chapel is the showpiece of the 6 year, 5 1/2 million dollar development program at Fort Lewis. The bill for the work was covered by the federal government and provided jobs for thousands in the depression weakened economy. (T. Times 11/23/1934, pg. 1) (WSHS)
Fort Lewis (Wash.); Military facilities--Wash.; Chapels--Fort Lewis;