Faith Builds a Chapel: The Story of an Adventure in Craftsmanship

Name/Title

Faith Builds a Chapel: The Story of an Adventure in Craftsmanship

Entry/Object ID

2018.222.0016

Description

It tells the story of how Winifred and Donald Boynton, lacking any formal training in craftsmanship, conceived and built entirely by hand a 15th-century Norwegian Chapel on their summer estate, Bjorklunden Vid Sjon (Birch Forest by the Water), in Door County, Wisconsin. The chapel was handcrafted by the Boyntons during the nine summers from 1939 to 1947. Physical Description: Hardcover, 135 pages

Acquisition

Accession

2018.222

Source or Donor

von Briesen, Theodore

Acquisition Method

Gift

Book Details

Author

Boynton, Winifred C.

Publisher

Reinhold Publishing Corporation

Place Published

Location

Philadelphia

Date Published

1953

Publication Language

English