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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
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