Marsh Chapel

Marsh Chapel is a building on the campus of Boston University used as the official place of worship of the school. It was named for Daniel L. Marsh, a former president of BU and a Methodist minister.
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  • Email: chapel@bu.edu
  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Boston University Marsh Chapel” and “Daniel Lash Marsh Chapel”
  • Address: 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Judson B. Coit Observatory and Mugar Memorial Library.

Observatory
is an astronomical owned and operated by Boston University on the roof of the College of Arts & Sciences at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in , , .

Library
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The is the primary library for study, teaching, and research in the humanities and social sciences for Boston University. It was opened in 1966. is situated 440 feet west of Marsh Chapel.

Railway stop
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is a surface-level light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located the center median of Commonwealth Avenue west of St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Cambridgeport.

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The neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.

Neighborhood
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is one of the neighborhoods of . It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the , the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

Neighborhood
Packard's Corner is located in Boston, Massachusetts at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Brighton Avenue. Packard's Corner is serviced by the Packards Corner stop on the B branch of the MBTA's Green Line, a light rail line that runs mostly above ground.

Marsh Chapel

Latitude
42.35067° or 42° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
-71.10643° or 71° 6′ 23″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Inception
1950
Operator
Boston University
Open location code
87JC9V2V+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1007090937
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4943187
Wiki­data ID
Q4948178
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Marsh Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “馬什教堂”
  • Chinese: “马什教堂”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉapelo Marsh de Bostona Universitato”
  • Japanese: “マーシュ礼拝堂”

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