Andrews Memorial Chapel, Gothic Revival chapel in Dunedin, United States
Andrews Memorial Chapel is a white wooden Carpenter Gothic church in Dunedin, Florida. Its steep brown shingled roof tops a front gable covered in scalloped shingles with a round cross-framed window. Five tall pointed-arch windows with dark blue trim line the left wall, while a projecting gabled entry with white double doors and a lantern-style light stands to the right.
Built in 1888 as Andrews Memorial Church at Scotland Street and Highland Avenue, the building was renamed Andrews Memorial Chapel in 1926 and moved south on Scotland Street for the new First Presbyterian Church. The Dunedin Historical Society bought it in 1970, had it cut in half and moved to its present site, and began restoration in 1974. It joined the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 1972.
The Dunedin Historical Society maintains this former Presbyterian church building, which now functions as a venue for weddings, concerts, and community events.
The chapel stands on San Mateo Drive beside Hammock Park, and the Dunedin Historical Society opens it for visits on Sundays from 2 to 4 PM. Outside those hours the white wooden exterior, the scalloped front gable and the pointed-arch windows can be seen from the street and the low hedge. Check the society's calendar before travelling, since weddings and concerts close the building.
The building was taken apart in two sections and reassembled during a controlled operation, an uncommon example of mid-20th century building rescue. This unusual preservation method represents an interesting chapter in how communities saved their architectural heritage.
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