Kirkpatrick Chapel
1873
Rutgers
The State University of New Jersey
Kirkpatrick Chapel
1873
Kirkpatrick Chapel, designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (great-great-grandson of the first president of Rutgers, also the architect of Geology Hall), was built as a chapel and library. The library was removed in 1903, thus increasing the seating capacity in the Chapel from 300 to 600 persons. The Chapel is named for Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick of New Brunswick, whose bequest financed the building. The interior walls have traditionally displayed portraits of the presidents and other prominent leaders of Rutgers.
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
January 29, 1973
National Register of Historic Places
July 2, 1973
Marker can be reached from Somerset Street near George Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
