Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

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National Historic Landmark historic chapel museum university building

Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia is a historic 19th-century campus chapel and museum best known as the final resting place of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and a National Historic Landmark.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia canonical	2
Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia	1
Robert E. Lee served as president of Washington College while chapel was built	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark ⓘ historic chapel ⓘ museum ⓘ university building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Romanesque ⓘ surface form: Romanesque Revival architecture
burialPlaceOf	Robert E. Lee ⓘ members of the Lee family ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Lexington, Virginia ⓘ Chapels in Virginia ⓘ Museums in Rockbridge County, Virginia ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Virginia ⓘ University and college chapels in the United States ⓘ
completionDate	1868 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1867 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Rockbridge County, Virginia ⓘ
denomination	non-denominational Christian use ⓘ
floorCount	2 ⓘ
hasCollection	artifacts related to Robert E. Lee ⓘ artifacts related to Washington and Lee University history ⓘ
hasPart	Lee family crypt ⓘ auditorium ⓘ museum in the lower level ⓘ recumbent statue of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States listing on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1961 ⓘ
locatedIn	Lexington, Virginia, United States ⓘ surface form: Lexington, Virginia Washington and Lee University ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ
namedAfter	Robert E. Lee ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000920 ⓘ
NRHPType	building ⓘ
openingDate	1868 ⓘ
operator	Washington and Lee University ⓘ
owner	Washington and Lee University ⓘ
partOf	Washington and Lee University Historic District ⓘ
roofMaterial	slate ⓘ
significantEvent	Robert E. Lee served as president of Washington College while chapel was built ⓘ funeral of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
tourGuided	yes ⓘ
usedFor	museum exhibitions ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ
visitorAttraction	yes ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert E. Lee → burialPlace → Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia ⓘ

Anne Hill Carter Lee → burialPlace → Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia ⓘ

Lee Chapel → significantEvent → Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Robert E. Lee served as president of Washington College while chapel was built

Eleanor Agnes Lee → burialPlace → Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia