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. The chapel was constructed in 1918 through a donation from Leroy A. Goddard, who served two terms as Marion's mayor and founded the city's first bank.

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architect John A. Nyden designed the chapel in the

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style. The church is built out of Bedford limestone and is topped by a red clay tile roof. The doors and windows to the church are set in a variety of

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es; the doors are set within shoulder arches, the front window is in a

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, and the side and back windows are set in

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es. The church's windows all feature

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designs with a

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pattern. The chapel was added to the

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on November 6, 1986.

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Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Gothic Revival church buildings in Illinois Churches completed in 1918 Marion, Illinois Buildings and structures in Williamson County, Illinois Limestone churches in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Illinois {{Illinois-religious-struct-stub