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Lee Chapel

University Chapel of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in . It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E.
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Description: American chapel and museum on Washington & Lee University campus in Lexington, Virginia USA
  • Also known as: “Grace Episcopal Church”, “Lee Chapel Museum”, “R E Lee Episcopal Church”, “R E Lee Memorial Episcopal Church”, “University Chapel”, and “University Chapel & Galleries”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include George C. Marshall Foundation and First Baptist Church.

Museum
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in , U.S, was commissioned by President Harry S. Truman in order to preserve the papers of General George C. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Lee Chapel.

Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building in the city of , , . is situated 640 feet southeast of Lee Chapel.

Museum
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The , located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of , was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861. is situated 960 feet south of Lee Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.

Town
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is an independent city in the Commonwealth of , United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of , although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is 3 miles southwest of . is situated 5 miles south of Lee Chapel.

Town
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is an independent city located in the region of in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. is situated 6 miles southeast of Lee Chapel.

Lee Chapel

Latitude
37.78745° or 37° 47′ 15″ north
Longitude
-79.44185° or 79° 26′ 31″ west
Elevation
1,017 feet (310 metres)
Open location code
8792QHP5+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232824151
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Geo­Names ID
4769025
Wiki­data ID
Q2370207
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Lee Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Капліца Лі”
  • Catalan: “Lee Chapel”
  • Chinese: “教堂大學”
  • Dutch: “Lee Chapel”
  • French: “Lee Chapel”
  • Japanese: “リー・チャペル”
  • Russian: “Капелла Ли”
  • Slovenian: “Lee Chapel”
  • Swedish: “Lee Chapel”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lee Chapel”. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.