Citadel Summerall Chapel

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

Jenkins Ave., Charleston, SC (Charleston County)

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Site Number:

2704

Control Number:

U/19/2704

Tax Number:

4600000004

Date Surveyed:

June 5 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1937

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

T

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

Roof Shape:

cross gable

Roof Materials:

tile

Porch Width:

over 1 bay but less than full façade

Porch Shape:

shed

National Register Determination:

eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Parapet walls at gables; 2nd story Tudor arch windows with tracery; all windows have leaded stained glass and Gibbs surrounds; castellated octagonal towers at corners of front gable; porch has arched openings and limestone block veneer; quatrefoil in round arch over double main doors

Historical Information:

The chapel was constructed during 1936-1937. The design is cruciform. Citadel classes (up to the class of 1944), had a chance to purchase a window as a memorial to the members of that class. The façade and transept windows are made up of medallions provided by family and friends of those they commemorate. An inscription across the front of the chapel reads, "Remember Now Thy Creator in the Days of Thy Youth."

Source of Historical Information:

http://www.citadel.edu/chapel/

Quadrangle Name:

Charleston

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