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Sesquicentennial
Chapel
Location: Southwest side of the intersection
of Spring and Maple Streets.
The University Chapel was built from contributions
of alumni and friends received for the Sesquicentennial
Celebration. The Chapel was dedicated June 7, 1959,
as part of the Sesquicentennial. The carillon chimes
were dedicated the following October, and were a gift
from the national council of Delta Zeta, founded at
Miami in 1902, and of Delta Sigma Epsilon, founded at
Miami in 1914, and merged with Delta Zeta in 1955. Miami's
first chapel, later to become Towers Theater, was located
in the Center Building of old Harrison Hall. When the
West wing was completely rebuilt in 1868-70, it included
a new chapel, two stories high, which was further enlarged
with the addtion of a balcony in 1899. at which time
it was named Bishop Chapel. In 1908 the "chapel auditorium"
in Benton Hall replaced it, and old Bishop Chapel became
the College Commons in 1912, serving as a dining room
for men.
The chapel is frequently used for weddings. Call 513-529-8016 for reservations.
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