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52-621: Heinz Memorial Chapel is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States . The chapel was a gift of German-American Henry John Heinz , founder of the H.J. Heinz Company , who wanted to honor his mother, Anna Margaretha Heinz, with

104-460: A building at the university. Upon his death in 1919, Heinz's three surviving children (Howard, Irene, and Clifford) added to his bequest to memorialize their grandmother and honor their father. Their choice of a chapel for a memorial was guided by the concepts of education and religion which Anna Margaretta Heinz imbued in her children. Howard Heinz, Chancellor John Gabbert Bowman , and Joh Weber, business manager and university secretary, were some of

156-519: A decade, more than 70 structures were improved, a new neighborhood center was opened, and the community's supply of affordable housing was increased. The collaborators were subsequently honored with the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award in recognition of their accomplishments. During this time, the Hamnett Historic District was also established; that historic district

208-609: A large portion of the chapel's stonework, including the Gothic-style shields adorning the stone walls and the tympanum above the main door that portrays the figure of Jesus with symbols of the Alpha and the Omega. The tympanum , or recessed arch over the main portal, reflects both the medieval craft of pictorial instruction and the interest of Henry Heinz in the spiritual teachings of his church through his own Sunday school experiences, thus setting

260-536: A myriad in between including Johnny Appleseed . The four clerestory windows, high above the aisles, present great teachers and interpreters of Christian thought. The three gallery windows at the west end of the chapel represent three great Christian literary works: The chapel organ was originally a four manual Aeolian Skinner pipe organ with 3,770 pipes. Construction on the organ began in Boston in 1934 and took several years to complete. The organ pipes range in size from

312-468: A series of new townhouses in the same area by 2016 with the collaborators again indicating that the housing would be affordable, based on United States Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) guidelines. Ground was broken on the project in late September 2015. Indiana Limestone Indiana limestone (also known as Bedford limestone ) is a form of limestone used as a building material, particularly for monumental public structures. Some 35 of

364-533: Is open daily throughout the year except for University holidays, and approximately 1,500 events involving more than 100,000 people take place there annually including religious services, weddings, concerts, classes, memorial services, and guided tours. Between 170 and 190 weddings, which are restricted to affiliates of the University of Pittsburgh and the Heinz employees, are held each year in the chapel. [1] It also serves as

416-461: The Americans with Disabilities Act . [2] The small addition was designed to architecturally mesh with the remainder of the chapel. Both inside and out, the walls of the chapel are of grey Indiana limestone. The interior ceiling is lined with a structural acoustical tile which, although it is a ceramic product, approximates stone. The floor of the chapel is crab orchard stone with Vermont green slate in

468-612: The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law , many university buildings, and the Indiana Government Center, and most of the state's 92 courthouses are all examples of Indiana architecture made with Indiana limestone. The majority of Indiana University, Bloomington , was constructed out of limestone. 1959's architecturally significant St. Augustine's Episcopal Church , in Gary, Indiana , uses Indiana limestone in

520-645: The Tennessee State Capitol exterior was renovated using Indiana limestone to replace the poorer-quality Tennessee limestone that had started to deteriorate. Some 15,000 cubic feet of Indiana limestone was used in the rebuilding of the Pentagon after the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001. The new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx , which opened in 2009, extensively uses Indiana limestone paneling on its exterior facade. Indiana limestone has been particularly popular for

572-726: The gargoyles on the buildings of Princeton University were carved from Indiana limestone, including "Flute Player", located on the exterior of Firestone Library . Both structures of the Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail in Kenosha, Wisconsin , were built out of the limestone. This stone was used as far north as the Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton . The Nebraska State Capitol is clad in Indiana Limestone, after native limestone

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624-515: The north side of Michigan State University use Indiana limestone. The Cathedral of Learning , a 42-story neo-gothic skyscraper that is the largest educational building in the Western Hemisphere, along with other nearby buildings of the University of Pittsburgh , are clad in Indiana limestone. The St. Anthony Society Chapter House at Yale University also is built of Indiana limestone. Many of

676-585: The 50 state capitol buildings in the United States are made of Indiana limestone, as are the Empire State Building , Biltmore Estate , the Pentagon and National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.. Indiana limestone is a more common term for Salem Limestone , a geological formation primarily quarried in south central Indiana , USA, between the cities of Bloomington and Bedford . It has been called

728-561: The Nationality Classrooms [3] .) The chapel's 23 windows were designed by prominent stained glass artist Charles Connick and created at his Boston studio. The windows, which have been regarded by many as Connick's most important commission, total approximately 4,000 square feet (370 m) and contain nearly 250,000 pieces of glass. There are 391 identifiable people in the windows, a large supporting cast of anonymous individuals, and an extensive variety of flora and fauna. Connick

780-741: The Revolving Fund for Preservation with a $ 100,000 grant from the Sarah Scaife Foundation . PHLF used the grant to purchase, restore and renovate historic inner-city properties primarily in the North Side and South Side neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, which were rented or sold to low- and moderate-income families. PHLF was the first historic preservation group in the nation to undertake a countywide survey of architectural landmarks, which Co-Founders Arthur P. Ziegler Jr. and James D. Van Trump did in 1965. The foundation's historic plaque program

832-652: The United States — such as the National Cathedral , Biltmore Estate , Empire State Building , the Pentagon , The Crescent in Dallas , and the Hotel Pennsylvania — feature Indiana limestone in their exteriors. Some 35 of the 50 state capitol buildings in the United States are made of Indiana limestone. It was used extensively in rebuilding Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The sculptural group atop

884-471: The University. The character, intensity, the level of that worship may change from generation to generation. The spiritual tide in men rises and falls. Through these changes though, the Chapel will stand, calm and undisturbed." Since its dedication, the Heinz family and their philanthropies , as well as private donations from other various individuals, have provided ongoing financial support. In 1996, an addition to

936-723: The base of the clerestory windows, between the small arches of the triforium gallery are fourteen shields which represent the seven liberal arts and the seven medieval crafts and trades. At the base of the Narthex windows are twelve shields which echo the theme of each window. All the visible wood in the chapel is oak, including its entrance doors, each of which weighs 800 pounds. The reredos , choir stalls, chancel rails, pulpit, lectern, and narthex screen are of English pollard oak . The pews and narthex ceiling are of Appalachian Mountain oak. Wood carvings were done by Irving and Casson, A.H. Davenport Company of Boston . The four figures carved in

988-608: The best quarried limestone in the United States. Indiana limestone, like all limestone, is a rock primarily formed of calcium carbonate . It was deposited over millions of years as marine fossils decomposed at the bottom of a shallow inland sea which covered most of the present-day Midwestern United States during the Mississippian Period. Native Americans were the first people to discover limestone in Indiana. Not long after they arrived, American settlers used this rock around their windows and doors and for memorials around

1040-768: The branches of a Tree of Life design, are medallions with portraits of the Prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, the Patriarchs Abraham and Jacob, the Priests Aaron and Melchezedech, and King David . On the right of the figure of Jesus is the small figure of St. Luke, beneath which are again medallions within a Tree of Life. These represent St. Luke's and Jesus' spiritual progeny: in charity, St. Francis of Assisi ; in imagination, Leonardo da Vinci ; in understanding, Newton ; in healing, Pasteur ; in eloquence, Wordsworth ; in leadership, Lincoln ; in thought, Emerson . Outside,

1092-664: The buttresses. To the right and left of the entrance, in the Narthex, two shields represent the Old and New Testaments with the Pentateuch and the Bible. At the base of the Faith, Hope and Charity windows are the shields of the twelve apostles, each represented by his symbol. Under the Justice and Wisdom windows are fourteen shields representing the fourteen beatitudes, or gifts of the soul, as they appear in

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1144-601: The carving of the Cathedral of Chartres. Over the small door to the left of the chancel as one faces it, is carved the Sacred Monogram above a Tree of Life. Flanking the door are the unicorn, symbol of goodness, and the phoenix, symbol of immortality. On either side of the doors leading into the ambulatory are shields representing the four Major Prophets: Isaiah (tongs and burning altar coal), Jeremiah (star-tipped wand), Ezekiel (tetramorph), and Daniel (ram with horns). Echoing

1196-414: The chapel's dedication to education, are shields bearing the insignia of the twelve oldest European universities in order of their founding. Along the lower balustrade parapet are carved the seals of American colleges and universities founded before 1820, in order of their founding. The seals of those founded after 1820 are on the spandrels beneath the parapet, and the seals of women's colleges are carved on

1248-487: The chapel's north side containing an elevator provided a permanent structure that allows complete accessibility for those with disabilities. This $ 1.25 million addition, designed by Landmark Design Associates, was funded with grants from the Heinz Endowments and university capital funds. Heinz Memorial Chapel is used for various religious services, but as intended from its beginning, it is interdenominational. The chapel

1300-423: The chapel, worked closely with Mr. Klauder in the attempt to achieve on this campus a physical representation of the meaning of a University Chapel. The chapel's form is that of a modified cruciform plan, stone vaults, high ceilings, repeated arches, and extensive use of glass that were typical of American academic and religious architecture of this period. It is 146 feet (45 m) long, 55 feet (17 m) wide at

1352-462: The construction of university buildings. The Neo-Gothic campus of the University of Chicago is almost entirely constructed out of Indiana limestone; in keeping with the trend of post-Fire buildings using the material. The campus of Washington University in St. Louis – both for new construction and original buildings – makes use of Indiana limestone in its collegiate gothic architecture. Many buildings on

1404-662: The demand for limestone. Indiana limestone was officially designated as the state stone of Indiana by the Indiana General Assembly in 1971. With the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973, the price of alternative building materials skyrocketed so Indiana limestone reemerged as an energy-efficient building material. Many of Indiana's official buildings, such as the State capitol building, the monuments in Downtown Indianapolis ,

1456-460: The distinction of having all its windows by Mr. Connick, a practice unusual in most churches which prefer to represent in their sanctuaries as many kinds of stained glass artistry as possible. However, because in Heinz Chapel all the windows can be seen at once, and because Mr. Connick began to work so closely with those planning the chapel, and was so widely respected as a worker in stained glass, he

1508-697: The equal emphasis on the contributions of both sexes was not typical of the period of their creation. There are a tremendous variety of individuals depicted in these windows drawn from religion and all aspects of secular history, music, science, philosophy, poetry and literature. Secular figures range from Beethoven and Bach to Clara Barton ; from Da Vinci to Daniel Boone ; from Charlemagne to Chaucer to Confucius ; from Emily Dickinson to Keats to Sir Isaac Newton ; form Napoleon to Ben Franklin and George Washington ; from Rousseau to Shakespeare to Florence Nightingale ; from Pocahontas to Pasteur and Edgar Allan Poe ; from Tennyson to Thoreau , and

1560-748: The home of the Heinz Chapel Choir . Throughout the school year, the 20-voice Pittsburgh Compline Choir, directed by Dr. Mark A. Boyle, sings Compline at 8:00 on Sunday evenings. The Order of Service used by the choir is an expanded version of the Order for Compline in the Lutheran Book of Worship . Compline at Heinz Chapel is a ministry of the Lutheran University Center and First Lutheran Church in Downtown Pittsburgh . The neo-Gothic chapel

1612-401: The insignia of Europe's twelve oldest universities are carved on shields on the gables. Below that on the balustrade parapets are college and universities founded in the United States before 1820. The spandrels beneath show seals of those founded after 1820 and the seals of women's colleges are on the buttresses. The seal of the University of Pittsburgh , the 1930s candle version, is just above

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1664-528: The interior. The Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Merrillville, Indiana , consecrated in 1991 and awarded a Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Masonry Design, uses Indiana limestone on its exterior facade. Nationally, Indiana limestone has long been part of a high-end market. It has mostly been used on the exteriors of homes and commercial and government buildings. Many prominent public buildings in

1716-664: The main entrance and is flanked by the seal of the City of Pittsburgh and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . Inside, the stone carvings include the Torah and the Bible , the New Testament beatitudes , and shields of the twelve Apostles . The carvings often take up and extend the theme of the window nearest them. In the gables and balustrade circling the transept at its highest point and signifying

1768-407: The main façade of New York City's Grand Central Terminal — known as Glory of Commerce — is made of Indiana Limestone. (A work by Jules-Félix Coutan , it includes representations of Minerva , Hercules , and Mercury and, at its unveiling in 1914, was considered the largest sculptural group in the world. ) The original 1930s buildings of Rockefeller Center use limestone from Bedford. In 1955

1820-413: The meaning of the memorial chapel: "It is located in a community where my father was born and lived his life. It is on the campus of a university. As part of that university, it is dedicated to culture, understanding response to beauty, and religious worship." Chancellor Bowman commented at the cornerstone laying: "The chapel is designed as a fitting center of worship which in various ways will rise at

1872-712: The organ was in serious need of attention and in 1969 work was begun on the installation of a new instrument by the M. P. Möller Company . This included the addition of a small gallery console which could be used to play only those pipes in the rear gallery, useful for duets or if the main instrument required emergency service. The new Moller instrument was dedicated on March 21, 1971, by University Organist, Dr. Robert S. Lord and Dr. Russell G. Wichmann, organist at Chatham College. This instrument had approximately 3,954 pipes and 82 stops and 70 ranks (unique sounds). The Heinz Endowments funded this purchase. Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation In 1966, PHLF established

1924-430: The passionate workers behind the chapel's concept and execution. Working with them were other members of the Heinz family, and two well-known clergymen, Dr. Hugh Thomson Kerr, pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church , and Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin , president of Union Theological Seminary . Ground was broken in 1933 and the cornerstone was laid in 1934. At the chapel's dedication on November 20, 1938, Howard Heinz spoke of

1976-475: The reach of words. And in combination: While the dominant theme of the chapel is charity, as declared by the Charity window, centered high above the chancel, blue is the most prominent color used in the windows, due to the requirements of stained glass artistry. "Blue is light itself," Mr. Connick has said, and he regarded it as the most valuable and lovely color in stained glass. The five chancel windows represent

2028-565: The reredos represent the saints Peter , John , Paul the Apostle , and James the Major . All the wrought iron work, including the lanterns, door fittings, stair railings, altar cross, and candlesticks, were created by Samuel Yellin of Philadelphia . (Yellin was also responsible for major working in the adjacent Cathedral of Learning including the Commons Room Gates and most of the metal work in

2080-585: The rose, appears in the Charity Window; the fig tree symbolizes Faith; the pomegranate, Hope; the grapevine, Justice; and the Twelve Golden Fruits of the Tree of Life, Wisdom. The 73-foot (22 m) tall transept windows are among the tallest stained glass windows in the world and represent temperance, truth, tolerance, and courage. An equal number of men and women are depicted in these windows, unusual in that

2132-466: The side aisles. The floor of the chancel is marble while the altar itself is of Numidian marble, imported from Egypt. The chapel's wall carvings, by master stoneworker Joseph Gattoni of New York, follow the Gothic tradition of pictorial instruction and express the chapel's theme of spiritual values in education. Charles Connick 's studio, who is best known for designing the stained glass windows, also designed

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2184-414: The size of a pencil up to wooden boxes two feet square. The console itself was in a sunken recess at the right of the chancel and the pipes were concealed behind the chancel triforium gallery and the gold and blue ecclesiastical cloth above the gallery. In the 1960s, the cloth was gradually removed, it was deteriorating, had a detrimental effect on the organ sound and presented a fire hazard. By this time,

2236-566: The theme for the entire chapel. The main figure is that of the boy Jesus, relating His youthful revelation to the doctors in the Temple (Luke 2:46–57) . He holds a book inscribed with the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, Alpha and Omega, between which all human thought is contained. To the left of the figure of Jesus is the small figure of Moses with the Tables of Law. Beneath Moses, entwined within

2288-722: The theme of the window are symbols of music, the harp and the lyre, early instruments used in songs of praise. In the spandrels of the great arches of the transept crossing, eight large shields represent the eight beatitudes given in the Sermon on the Mount. North aisle shields – symbols of the Doctors of the Western, or Latin Church. South aisle shields – symbols of the Doctors of the Eastern, or Greek Church. At

2340-443: The towns. The first quarry was started in 1827, and by 1929 Hoosier quarries yielded 12,000,000 ft (340,000 cubic meters) of usable stone. The expansion of the railroads brought great need for limestone to build bridges and tunnels and Indiana was the place to get it. American architecture of the late 19th and early 20th century included a lot of limestone detail work on buildings, but as architectural styles changed, so did

2392-402: The transept, and 100 feet (30 m) high at the nave with its fleche (not called a steeple) reaching 256 feet (78 m) above the ground. The chapel's walls, inside and out, are of Indiana Limestone . Sadly, Klauder died only a few weeks before the chapel's dedication. In 1996, a $ 1.3 million elevator housing was added to north side of Heinz Chapel in order to bring in into compliance with

2444-454: The virtues of justice, faith, charity, hope, and wisdom. These feature acts of Jesus and characters from the Old and New Testament . These windows are complemented on each side by smaller windows over the choir stalls that celebrate music and recognize its importance in worship. The theme of each window is further developed through the use of symbols related to the Tree of Life. The symbol of love,

2496-1086: Was an artist once on the staff of the Pittsburgh Press , and author of Adventures in Light and Color , a work which he has modestly subtitled An Introduction to the Stained Glass Craft . Mr. Connick also has windows in the Cathedrals of St. Patrick and St. John the Divine in New York City, the Princeton University Chapel, the American Church in Paris, and in the Calvary Episcopal and East Liberty Presbyterian churches in Pittsburgh. Heinz Memorial Chapel has

2548-563: Was begun in 1968, and since that time it has awarded over 500 plaques to designate significant historical structures within Allegheny County . In 2004, the PHLF launched initiatives in partnership with its for-profit development affiliate, Landmark Development Corporation, to begin restoration work on historic structures in the Hamnett Place neighborhood of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania . Within

2600-404: Was designed by Charles Klauder who also designed the Cathedral of Learning and the Stephen Foster Memorial , both located right next to the chapel on Pitt's campus. He was assisted by University architect A. A. Klimcheck. Dr. John G. Bowman, Chancellor of the University, and Mr. John Weber, Secretary of the University, whom Dr. Bowman sent to Europe to study church architecture for background on

2652-406: Was soon commissioned to design and make all of the windows in Heinz Chapel. Just as in the language of stone carvings, symbols were used in place of words, there was established a language of color in which the colors themselves had meanings and values. In his Divine Comedy, Dante set forth the traditions of this symbolism, and Mr. Connick used this language in Heinz Chapel to express emotions beyond

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2704-429: Was then approved on June 28, 2010 for listing on the National Register of Historic Places . In 2015, the two affiliates entered into a collaboration with Falconhurst Development to begin an $ 11.5 million multi-site restoration within and near the Hamnett Historic District. In addition to restoring four vacant buildings which had been built sometime around the beginning of the 20th century, the developer had plans to open

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