![]() ![]() Flagg studied at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris and later in his life became president of the New York Society of Beaux Arts Architects, a style that dominated public buildings in America between 18. Both set a pattern for memorializing character and courage and fortitude that would dominate the current chapel dedicated in 1908.Īrchitect Ernest Flagg was commissioned in the 1890s to design the buildings for the new campus that had a growing student body. ![]() ![]() Another, now lost, memorialized Commodore Foxhall Parker who is the only superintendent to die while serving in that position. One located in Bancroft Hall is dedicated to those American Navy personnel killed in the Samoan Hurricane of 1889. Remnants of each of these chapels exist today in stained glass windows. It was a simple brick Victorian gothic church with a steeple up front located where the superintendent’s house is now located. The second was built in 1868 after the Civil War. The current USNA Chapel is the third in academy history since its founding in 1845. It hovers above us, a beacon beckoning us to find shelter, and once there, to discover our moral compass and spiritual strength. ![]() Naval Academy Chapel’s giant dome in Annapolis compels our attention. From the Severn River, City Harbor, Ritchie Highway and King George Street, the green patina of the U.S. ![]()
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