Saint George's Chapel, Indian River Hundred : Its history and its restoration : typescript
Content Description
One mimeographed typescript of a paper titled, "Saint George's Chapel, Indian River Hundred: Its history and Its restoration," detailing the various construction episodes of Saint George's Chapel in Harbeson, Delaware, dating back to the eighteenth-century, with particular emphasis on the church's construction and its restoration in 1966.
Following a brief discussion of the settlement of the Lewes area, this history chronicles the building and maintenance of St. George's Chapel, with the attention given to the physical structure. Information on each rebuilding, renovation, and restoration is very detailed, with an occasional reference to a "spirit of competition" with St. Peter's Church in Lewes, a sister Episcopal church in the same parish.
Although the document is not dated, it includes a discussion of the church restoration which was begun in June 1966. The document concludes: "During its long history, St. George's Chapel has never been closed except for brief intervals, and now, newly restored, it looks forward to many more centuries as 'an abode of ancient peace.'" A cornerstone on St. George's Chapel dates the restoration as 1967.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1967
Creator
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of Delaware (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Biographical / Historical
Saint George's Chapel was built in 1719 to accommodate the needs of farmers and plantation owners who lived on the outskirts of the town of Lewes, Delaware.
Saint George's Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1792, but rebuilt in 1794 in the early Federal style. After the fire, the new structure was built of bricks, unusual for the period, and the bricks were fired on the spot. The chapel was redesigned in 1850 and remodeled again in 1882 in a Victorian Gothic style. An extensive restoration in 1966 returned the building to its original design and appearance.
Today the chapel is a part of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware and The Episcopal Parish of All Saints' Church and St. George's Chapel, with regular services and activities.
"1794 - St. George’s Chapel - Harbeson, Delaware," Dated Buildings and Cornerstones on Waymarking.com. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMB35C (accessed November 2011). The Episcopal Parish of All Saints' Church and St. George's Chapel. http://www.allsaintsparish-rehoboth.org/ (accessed November 2011). Information derived from the collection.
Extent
1 item (9 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
One mimeographed typescript of a paper titled, "Saint George's Chapel, Indian River Hundred: Its history and Its restoration," detailing the various construction episodes of Saint George's Chapel in Harbeson, Delaware, dating back to the eighteenth-century, with particular emphasis on the church's construction and its restoration in 1966.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul Ellis, August 2007.
Shelving Summary
Box 7, F0188: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, November 2011. Further encoded by George Apodaca, 2015.
- Title
- Finding aid for Saint George's Chapel, Indian River Hundred : Its history and its restoration : typescript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 February 11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository