Norton Chapel brochure - Keuka College

Benefits of holding your wedding
ceremony in Norton Chapel
• Impressive view of Keuka Lake from the
chapel as well as photo opportunities.
• Recommendations on a local minister, justice
of the peace, organist, vocalist, and trumpet
player.
• Information on a local photographer and
florist.
• Available bride and groom rooms.
• Two large freestanding candelabras.
• Items provided include a unity table, unity
candle stands in gold and silver if needed, and
two wooden stands that are ideal for floral
arrangements.
• State-of-the-art sound system, with cassette and
CD player as well as a piano.
• Parking available in front of the chapel; special
assistance parking can be provided.
Suggestions
• We recommend that you try to reserve your
wedding date at least eight months in
advance.
• If a wedding planner is involved, bring her/
him to the rehearsal and notify Conference
Services.
• Measurement of the aisle for the runners is 60
feet from the altar to the last pew and 85 feet
to the door. There are 19 full pews down the
aisle.
• All celebratory items must be thrown outside
the chapel.
Overnight Accommodations Catering Services
Enjoy the convenience of our summer
residential housing. Each residential building
has communal bathrooms and showers located
on each floor of the building. Choose from
any of our five residential buildings.
Blyley Hall
Occupancy: 54 people
Harrington Hall*
Occupancy: 91 people
Space Hall
Occupancy: 105 people
Saunders Hall
Occupancy: 140 people
Davis Hall
Occupancy: 150 people
* Suite-styled, air-conditioned rooms
For more information, contact
Conference Services
(315) 279-5289
conferences@mail.keuka.edu
Whether your wedding reception is a traditional
gathering or a gala for 400 guests, Sodexho
Campus Services at Keuka College is here to
assist you with every detail for the event. Our
experienced and professional staff will ensure
that your reception exceeds your expectations.
Our chefs and catering manager will work with
you to design a menu of your choice to highlight
favorites or the latest trends in dining. A selection
of appetizers served butler style, a chef station
sauteing crab cakes, and the plated entree
of grilled beef tenderloin are just a few of the
culinary creations brought to you by Sodexho.
From buffet presentations to served gourmet
meals, Sodexho will cater indoor or outdoor
receptions on campus or at the location
of your choice. Contact the Office
of Conference Services for details.

Norton Chapel
Norton Chapel
was built in 19 64 and named
a fter Dr. Arthur H. No rton, long-time president of
Keuka College and a proponent of a large and arch ite
c t u ra l ly significant chapel. It was dedicated Oct. 10 ,
19 64 as part of the observance of the 75 th annive rs a ry
of the founding of Keuka College. It was const ru c te d
to serve as a physical symbol of the centrality of re l igion
in adve n t u rous living, as well as to provide fa c i l ities
for wo rship, st u d y, and re fl e c t i o n .
M a te rials for the building we re ga th e red from dista n t
p a rts of the Un i ted Sta tes as well as seve ral fo re i g n
c o u n t ries. The timber trusses are natura l ly fi n i s h e d
l a m i n a ted Douglas fir grown in Oregon, and the ceiling
is cedar decking from the Pa c i fic Coast. The white
marble chancel platfo rm was qu a rried in Ve rmont, th e
b l own glass spheres in the ch a n d e l i e rs we re cre a ted in
I ta ly, and the heavy cedar shakes shingles came fro m
Canada. Also, not a single nail was used on the inte rior
const ruction of the ch a p e l .
A 50-member choir may be seated in the balcony
behind the chancel and in front of the 2,469 orga n
pipes and pro j e c ted Spanish horns of the 3-manual
pedal organ built by the Sch l i cker Organ Comp a ny
Inc. of Buffalo. The organ was given as a gift to th e
C o l l e ge by Mrs. George Shipman Jephson of
C a z e n ovia, as a memorial to her aunt, Eva n ge l i n e
D e cke r. The organ was dedicated April 25, 1965 with a
special re c i tal by David Craighead, head of the orga n
d e p a rtment at the Eastman School of Music in
Ro ch e ste r.
The chapel seats 650 with seating provided in th e
n ave, tra n s e pts and a balcony above the narth ex.
Vendor List
Organists
Connie Gibson
(315) 536-9379
Pianist/Keyboard
Arden Neubauer
(585) 374-2494
Vocalist
Aimee Stempien
(315) 536-8402
Trumpet
Jeff Stempien
(315) 536-8402
Justice of the Peace
Anne Killen
(315) 595-6102
Photographer
Rick Bacmanski
(607) 739-0741
Videographer
Frank and Linda Laciak
(585) 223-2120
AVJake
(607) 329-1240
Florist
Garden of Life
1-800-741-1944
Conference Services
Keuka Park, N.Y. 14478
Phone: (315) 279-5289
Fax: (315) 279-5404
E-mail: conferences@mail.keuka.edu
www.keuka.edu
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