Log Chapel, University of Notre Dame

Log Chapel

Log Chapel main entrance

Log chapel, Notre Dame
Alternative names Fr. Badin's chapel
General information
Status Used as a chapel and museum
Type Religious Chapel
Architectural style Log cabin
Town or city Notre Dame, Indiana
Country United States
Current tenants University of Notre Dame
Construction started 1831
Completed 1831
Renovated 1906
Owner Congregation of the Holy Cross
Design and construction
Architect Stephen Badin
Log Chapel
Location Notre Dame, Indiana
Coordinates 41°42′8.2764″N 86°14′17.4516″W / 41.702299000°N 86.238181000°W / 41.702299000; -86.238181000Coordinates: 41°42′8.2764″N 86°14′17.4516″W / 41.702299000°N 86.238181000°W / 41.702299000; -86.238181000
Built 1906[1]
Architect William Arnett[1]
Architectural style Log cabin
Part of University of Notre Dame: Main and North Quadrangles (#78000053)
Added to NRHP May 23, 1978

The log chapel was originally built by Rev. Stephen Badin as a mission to the Potawatomi Indians in what would become northern Indiana. It was given in 1842 to Fr. Edward Sorin, and it became the original nucleus of the University of Notre Dame.[2] The original was destroyed in 1856 by a fire, and an identical replica was built in the same spot in 1906.[3][4]

Log Chapel, side

In 1973 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places[5]

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