Mount Hermon, Mass., Mount Hermon Chapel

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Dwight L. Moody had his sights set on a chapel since founding Mount Hermon School in 1881. He called the site, with its expansive view of the Connecticut River Valley, “Temptation Hill,” hoping that students, alumni and friends would be “tempted” to donate to its construction. In the end, donors from across the United States and Great Britain funded this evangelical place of worship. Moody rejected the initial designs for the chapel, which was for daily and Sunday services, because it only left room for 500 worshipers. The revised plan, supported by all, had a seating capacity of 1,000 and a central pulpit. It was built in 1898, of local granite hauled by eighteen teams of horses, and dedicated with much fanfare in 1899.

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Item typePostcard
PhotographerHugh C. Leighton Company, Manufacturers
Dateafter 1898
PlaceNorthfield, Massachusetts
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
Education, Literacy
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #1997.08.01.0094
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Hugh C. Leighton Company, Manufacturers, photographer. Mount Hermon, Mass., Mount Hermon Chapel. Photograph. after 1898. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0094/. Accessed on December 3, 2024.

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