Yosemite Valley Chapel
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LocationYosemite Valley, off CA 140, Yosemite National Park, California
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1879
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| Location | Yosemite Valley, off CA 140, Yosemite National Park, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′27″N 119°35′26″W / 37.74083°N 119.59056°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000256 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1973 |
The Yosemite Valley Chapel was built in the Yosemite Valley of California in 1879.
The wooden chapel was designed by San Francisco architect Charles Geddes in the Carpenter Gothic style. It was built by Geddes' son-in-law, Samuel Thompson of San Francisco, for the California State Sunday School Association, at a cost of between three or four thousand dollars.
The chapel was originally built in the "Lower Village" as called then, its site at the present day trailhead of the Four Mile Trail. The chapel was moved to its present location in 1901, as the old Lower Village dwindled.
