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Dahlgren Chapel (other)
Dahlgren Chapel may refer to: * Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, the primary Catholic chapel on the main campus of Georgetown University * Dahlgren Chapel (Maryland), a stone chapel in western Maryland built by the Dahlgren family See also * *Dahlgren (surname) Dahlgren is a Swedish surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 51.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Dahlgren'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,568), 37.6% of the United States (1:78,773), 2.7% of Finland (1:16,759), 2.3% of Can ... * Dahlgren (other) {{Disambiguation, church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahlgren Chapel Of The Sacred Heart
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, often shortened to Dahlgren Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Dahlgren Quadrangle on the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The chapel was built in 1893, and is located in the historic center of the campus. The chapel falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Washington and is administered by Jesuits. It is a part of the Parish of the Holy Trinity. Located in the Georgetown neighborhood, the chapel is a contributing property of the Georgetown Historic District and is listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. History Construction Construction of the red, brick, Dahlgren Chapel began in 1892. It became the first building on Georgetown's campus to be funded entirely by external philanthropy, as well as the first to be named after a non-Jesuit. Elizabeth Wharton Drexel, spouse of Georgetown undergraduate, graduate, and law school alumnus John Vinton Dahlgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahlgren Chapel (Maryland)
Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Most of the building materials came from the immediate area of the site, while a marble altar was imported from Italy. The chapel was built for Sarah Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, daughter of Congressman Samuel Finley Vinton, who had married Admiral John A. Dahlgren, inventor of the Dahlgren gun, in 1865. Admiral Dahlgren died in 1870. Mrs. Dahlgren purchased a former tavern on South Mountain at Turner's Gap as a summer retreat, naming it Dahlgren Manor. The chapel was built across the National Road from the house. When Mrs. Dahlgren died in 1898, she was interred in the chapel's family crypt. After a period under the ownership of the Sisters of the Holy Cross from 1922 to 1925 the chapel returned to the Dahlgren family. It was purchased in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahlgren (surname)
Dahlgren is a Swedish surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 51.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Dahlgren'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,568), 37.6% of the United States (1:78,773), 2.7% of Finland (1:16,759), 2.3% of Canada (1:130,028), 2.2% of Norway (1:19,260) and 1.5% of Denmark (1:31,711). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,568) in the following counties: * 1. Västerbotten County (1:699) * 2. Gotland County (1:991) * 3. Värmland County (1:1,075) * 4. Jämtland County (1:1,145) * 5. Halland County (1:1,167) * 6. Västra Götaland County (1:1,257) * 7. Östergötland County (1:1,314) * 8. Västernorrland County (1:1,410) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:16,759) in the following regions: * 1. Åland (1:1,700) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:4,345) * 3. Central Ostrobothnia (1:4,458) * 4. Tavastia Proper (1:6,964) * 5. Uusimaa (1:10,597) People *Anders Dahlgren (1925–1986), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
