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Restoration/Preservation of the “Little Chapel”
Janesville, Wisconsin

Owner: Archdiocese of Madison
Selection: Negotiated
Architect: Art Chadek Architectural Services
Timeline: October 2004 to June 2006
Size: 391 sq. ft. – Restoration
Construction Format: GMP
Self-Performed: 30%
   
   
   
   

Project Description:

The "Little Chapel" located high on a hill in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin, was built circa 1900. This diminutive chapel incorporates both Romanesque and Gothic architecture.

The restoration consisted of stained glass repairs or replacement, masonry fixes, new roof, and plaster and tile floor restoration.

"The Little Chapel” at Mount Olivet Cemetery has been a place of solace to many people who have buried their loved ones in the cemetery. It has been a place where the bereaved have come to pray and remember. Without the generous offer of a challenge grant by the Jeffris Family Foundation and a contribution by the Cullen Organization, this important local architectural treasure would have been lost. There was no viable means for the cemetery to restore the building to its original condition.

 


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