Thorncrown Chapel (Eureka Springs, Arkansas)

 chapel, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, Modern (architecture)

Wood and glass chapel listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1980
Architect: E. Fay Jones
Architectural style: Modern; Prairie School influences
Areas of significance: Architecture
Area: 7.6 acres
Also known as: Reed Chapel; Glass Chapel
Date added to NRHP: 4/28/2000
Other designations: part of the Arkansas Designs of E. Fay Jones Multiple Property Submission; ranked 60th on the American Institute of Architects' "America's Favorite Architecture" poll (2006); winner of the American Institute of Architects' Twenty-Five Year Award (2006)
Notes: Widely considered by architects and fans alike to be one of the greatest and most beloved works of modern American architecture, Thorncrown Chapel is one of very few properties to be granted an exemption from the 50-year rule restricting newer places from being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its listing on the NRHP became official when the chapel was just 20 years old.

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