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William H. Pettit Memorial Chapel

Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright
Place
Belvidere, Illinois, United States
Construction
1907
Design / archive date
1906
Catalogue reference
FLWFA 0619 / S.116
William H. Pettit Memorial Chapel — photograph 1
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Pettit Memorial Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Illinois. National Register of Historic Places.

William H. Pettit Memorial Chapel — photograph 2
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Pettit Memorial Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Illinois. National Register of Historic Places.

William H. Pettit Memorial Chapel — photograph 3
IvoShandor · CC BY 2.5 · Original photograph source

Exterior porch, Pettit Memorial Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Illinois. National Register of Historic Places.

Architecture & history

Pettit Memorial Chapel or Pettit Chapel was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1907. The Pettit Chapel is located in the Belvidere Cemetery in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Pettit Chapel is an example of Frank Lloyd Wright's famed Prairie Style. It is the only funerary structure designed by Wright to be built in his lifetime.

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