Bowdoin College Chapel

Photograph

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Pejepscot History Center

Name/Title

Bowdoin College Chapel

Entry/Object ID

1982.82.116

Description

B/W photo of the Bowdoin College Chapel. According to the Bowdoin College website, the Chapel took 10 years to build, from 1845-1855. It was designed by Richard Upjohn; according to Rosalie Deschenes, the granite used to build it (and to refurbish it in 2004) was mined from the Lechance Farm in Brunswick, near the Freeport/Brunswick town line.

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Granite, Farms - Brunswick, Mining, Lechance Farm, Bowdoin College - Buildings, Architecture, Buildings