Log Chapel, University of Notre Dame, Historical chapel at University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

The Log Chapel is a wooden building on the University of Notre Dame campus that showcases 1830s missionary architecture. The current structure was reconstructed in 1906 using the original specifications and building methods.

Reverend Stephen Badin built the original chapel in 1831 as a mission to the Potawatomi in what became northern Indiana. In 1842 it was given to Father Edward Sorin and became the nucleus of the University of Notre Dame. The original log building burned in 1856; an identical replica was built on the same spot in 1906. In 1987 Father Theodore Hesburgh moved the burials of three priests from the Basilica crypt to the chapel.

Badin built it in 1831 as a mission to the Potawatomi; Sorin received it in 1842 and it became the nucleus of Notre Dame. Since 1987 the remains of Fathers DeSeille, Petit and Cointet rest here beside Badin, moved from the Basilica crypt by Father Hesburgh.

The chapel sits beside St. Mary's Lake and is accessible to visitors during daylight hours. Its location on campus makes it easy to reach, especially when exploring nearby historical sites.

The 1906 replica stands on the exact spot of Badin's 1831 chapel, which burned in 1856. In February 1987, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh had the remains of Fr. Louis DeSeille, Fr. Benjamin Petit and Fr. Francis Cointet moved from the Basilica crypt to the chapel, where Fr. Badin is buried; all three had first been interred under the original chapel before Fr. Sorin moved them.