Howard Mortuary Chapel

Louisa Howard Chapel
(2009)
Location 455 North Ave.
Burlington, Vermont
Coordinates: 44°29′32.82″N 73°13′44.544″W / 44.4924500°N 73.22904000°W
Built 1882
Architect Alfred Benjamin Fisher
Architectural style High Victorian Gothic[1]
Governing body local
NRHP Reference # 99001272[2]
Added to NRHP October 21, 1999

The Howard Mortuary Chapel is a historic chapel located at 455 North Avenue on the grounds of Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington, Vermont. Built in 1882, the chapel was designed in the High Victorian Gothic style by Alfred Benjamin Fisher, on cemetery grounds designed by E. C. Ryer in 1871.[1] It was given to the City of Burlington by Hannah Louisa Howard, the daughter of successful hotelier John Howard, and a local philanthropist who generally concentrated her giving towards helping the disadvantaged of the city. Her gifts include those to the Home for Destitute Children, the Louisa Howard Mission and the Burlington Cancer Relief Association, as well as scholarships to attend the University of Vermont for poor students.

The Chapel was used for memorial services until the 1940s, when it fell into disuse except for the storage of caskets. In the early 1990s, a "Friends of the Chapel" organization began fundraising efforts with the intention of rehabilitating the structure and returning it to use for services. Donations and grants paid for extensive repairs and improvements, including new heating and electrical service, repointing stonework, roof and window repairs, repainting interior woodwork, repairs to interior plaster, and repainting of the intricate stenciling on the interior of the building. Restoration work was completed in 2006, and the building was re-dedicated on July 30 of that year.[3]

The Chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Howard Mortuary Chapel Designation Report"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Chapel History". enjoyburlington.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.

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