Give me that Mid.Mod religion

Chapels, small churches, and additions scattered throughout Boulder reflect a town population growing in the mid-century.

Concrete structures

Addition to United Methodist Church repeats the shape of the original sanctuary

Hoby Wagener’s addition to United Methodist Church repeats the shape of the original sanctuary

Concrete screen walls filled with stained glass

Concrete screen walls filled with stained glass

Folded roofs

Folded roof of Wesleyan Fellowship Hall at CU Boulder

Folded roof of Wesleyan Fellowship Hall at CU Boulder

East gable of Wesleyan Fellowship Hall

East gable of Wesleyan Fellowship Hall

Unique shapes

Composition of curves of the University Lutheran Chapel

Composition of curves of the University Lutheran Chapel

Brick masonry south wall and scuppers of the Lutheran Chapel

Brick masonry south wall and scuppers of the Lutheran Chapel

Entrance detail of the Lutheran Chapel

Entrance detail of the Lutheran Chapel

Abstract art in traditional stained glass

Abstract art on door and stained glass of the Holy Family Chapel

Abstract art on door and stained glass of the Holy Family Chapel

Stained glass detail of the Lutheran Chapel

Stained glass detail of the Lutheran Chapel

New materials

Detail of the ornamental concrete block at the Wesleyan Fellowship Hall

Detail of the ornamental concrete block at the Wesleyan Fellowship Hall

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