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Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery

RobertPolyn — 2005-12-20T02:10:22Z

Renamed to "Abandoned Chapel in Mt. Hope Cemetery"

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- [[Thumbnail(mthopechurch1.jpg, right, 254, "Decayed organ.")]] - Within the fence bordering Mt. Hope, there is an abandoned chapel is just a few feet from the road. The windows and doors are all secured. However, the main entryway is loosely secure at best. Without causing damage to the property, it is possible to push in the front doorway far enough to see into the church. Visitors are treated to a breathtaking site of light filtering through the glass down onto the decaying pews left inside. - - It is one of two chapels in the cemetery. This is the south chapel near the cemetery's southerly Mt Hope Ave gate, a few blocks from Elmwood Ave. (The north chapel and crematorium, which are also unused, are behind the fountain back a ways from the cemetery's northerly gate on Mt Hope Ave near Robinson Dr which goes through Highland Park.) - - It is small and was not built by a particular congregation for their worship services. It was built by the city, I believe, for funeral services for those being interred in the cemetery. It has not been used in many years because of serious structural problems which are easy to see if you look over the outside of the building. These problems were caused by excessive differential settling of the foundation. It's a very pretty little building, but the repair expenses cannot be justified by returning it to use as a chapel. However, a number of years ago, the city indicated an intent to reuse it as a mausoleum by creating spaces (niches) inside for interring cremated remains. The prospective sale of the niches was expected to justify the repair expenses. I don't know what happened to that plan. The Friends of Mt Hope Cemetery is a great source of information about this and other structures in the cemetery.	+ #redirect Abandoned Chapel in Mt. Hope Cemetery

Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery

RobertPolyn — 2005-12-20T02:10:04Z

church -> chapel, broke up text

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- Within the fence bordering Mt. Hope, there is an abandoned church just a few feet from the road. The windows and doors are all secured. However, the main entryway is loosely secure at best. Without causing damage to the property, it is possible to push in the front doorway far enough to see into the church. Visitors are treated to a breathtaking site of light filtering through stained glass down onto the decaying pews left inside.	+ Within the fence bordering Mt. Hope, there is an abandoned chapel is just a few feet from the road. The windows and doors are all secured. However, the main entryway is loosely secure at best. Without causing damage to the property, it is possible to push in the front doorway far enough to see into the church. Visitors are treated to a breathtaking site of light filtering through the glass down onto the decaying pews left inside.
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- Location: ["Mt. Hope Cemetery"] - To be more precise, this is not a church, but a chapel, one of two in the cemetery. This is the south chapel near the cemetery's southerly Mt Hope Ave gate, a few blocks from Elmwood Ave. (The north chapel and crematorium, which are also unused, are behind the fountain back a ways from the cemetery's northerly gate on Mt Hope Ave near Robinson Dr which goes through Highland Park.) It is small and was not built by a particular congregation for their worship services. It was built by the city, I believe, for funeral services for those being interred in the cemetery. It has not been used in many years because of serious structural problems which are easy to see if you look over the outside of the building. These problems were caused by excessive differential settling of the foundation. It's a very pretty little building, but the repair expenses cannot be justified by returning it to use as a chapel. However, a number of years ago, the city indicated an intent to reuse it as a mausoleum by creating spaces (niches) inside for interring cremated remains. The prospective sale of the niches was expected to justify the repair expenses. I don't know what happened to that plan. The Friends of Mt Hope Cemetery is a great source of information about this and other structures in the cemetery.	+ It is one of two chapels in the cemetery. This is the south chapel near the cemetery's southerly Mt Hope Ave gate, a few blocks from Elmwood Ave. (The north chapel and crematorium, which are also unused, are behind the fountain back a ways from the cemetery's northerly gate on Mt Hope Ave near Robinson Dr which goes through Highland Park.) + + It is small and was not built by a particular congregation for their worship services. It was built by the city, I believe, for funeral services for those being interred in the cemetery. It has not been used in many years because of serious structural problems which are easy to see if you look over the outside of the building. These problems were caused by excessive differential settling of the foundation. It's a very pretty little building, but the repair expenses cannot be justified by returning it to use as a chapel. However, a number of years ago, the city indicated an intent to reuse it as a mausoleum by creating spaces (niches) inside for interring cremated remains. The prospective sale of the niches was expected to justify the repair expenses. I don't know what happened to that plan. The Friends of Mt Hope Cemetery is a great source of information about this and other structures in the cemetery.

Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery

SteveMurphy — 2005-06-20T17:41:42Z

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	+ To be more precise, this is not a church, but a chapel, one of two in the cemetery. This is the south chapel near the cemetery's southerly Mt Hope Ave gate, a few blocks from Elmwood Ave. (The north chapel and crematorium, which are also unused, are behind the fountain back a ways from the cemetery's northerly gate on Mt Hope Ave near Robinson Dr which goes through Highland Park.) It is small and was not built by a particular congregation for their worship services. It was built by the city, I believe, for funeral services for those being interred in the cemetery. It has not been used in many years because of serious structural problems which are easy to see if you look over the outside of the building. These problems were caused by excessive differential settling of the foundation. It's a very pretty little building, but the repair expenses cannot be justified by returning it to use as a chapel. However, a number of years ago, the city indicated an intent to reuse it as a mausoleum by creating spaces (niches) inside for interring cremated remains. The prospective sale of the niches was expected to justify the repair expenses. I don't know what happened to that plan. The Friends of Mt Hope Cemetery is a great source of information about this and other structures in the cemetery.

Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery

RobertPolyn — 2005-05-18T05:19:13Z

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	+ [[Thumbnail(mthopechurch1.jpg, right, 254, "Decayed organ.")]] + Within the fence bordering Mt. Hope, there is an abandoned church just a few feet from the road. The windows and doors are all secured. However, the main entryway is loosely secure at best. Without causing damage to the property, it is possible to push in the front doorway far enough to see into the church. Visitors are treated to a breathtaking site of light filtering through stained glass down onto the decaying pews left inside. +
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- - Within the fence bordering Mt. Hope, there is an abandoned church just a few feet from the road. The windows and doors are all secured. However, the main entryway is loosely secure at best. Without causing damage to the property, it is possible to push in the front doorway far enough to see into the church. Visitors are treated a breathtaking site of light filtering through stained glass down onto the decaying pews left inside.

Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery

RobertPolyn — 2005-05-18T05:16:36Z

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Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery

RobertPolyn — 2005-05-09T07:31:47Z

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Abandoned Church in Mt. Hope Cemetery

RobertPolyn — 2005-05-09T05:37:28Z

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	+ Within the fence bordering Mt. Hope, there is an abandoned church just a few feet from the road. The windows and doors are all secured. However, the main entryway is loosely secure at best. Without causing damage to the property, it is possible to push in the front doorway far enough to see into the church. Visitors are treated a breathtaking site of light filtering through stained glass down onto the decaying pews left inside.