Robert Carr Chapel
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Built and dedicated in 1953 through a generous gift of the Carr family, Robert Carr Chapel has become one of Texas Christian University's most well-known landmarks. The spire, reaching 137 feet and the highest point on campus, is an exact replica of the one atop Old Lyme Church in Connecticut. Architect Joseph R. Pelich designed the chapel in a Georgian Colonial Revival style: the chandeliers, the pulpit, and the windows are modeled after early American churches. The chapel carillon plays the alma mater every hour throughout the day and into the early evening; both uniting the spirit of the campus community and reminding students to get to class. On February 6th, 1954, Robert Carr Chapel hosted its first wedding. Decades later, the chapel has become one of the most popular places in Fort Worth to get married, among Horned Frogs and many others. The stunning Georgian columns and Palladian windows found inside are accompanied by a state-of-the-art sound system, a sweet-toned Reuter organ, and a 186-bell carillon. The chapel's thirty-eight wooden pews, nineteen on each side of the center aisle, seat approximately 330 guests. Embraced by TCU and the local community, Robert Carr Chapel is used throughout the year for student worship services, concerts, classes, memorial services, and other events. When not reserved for a special event, the chapel is open to members of the TCU community for prayer, personal reflection, and meditation.
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