The chapel used to be quite ornate, especially for a small community. Apparently, local Church leaders were scolded for building such an ornate (and expensive) building here.
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The building has been very, very well preserved, but the chapel has been remodeled, and it was flipped. The mural remains on the same wall, but it's now at the back of the chapel, instead of behind the pulpit.
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The mural was painted by Harold Helgeson, depicting Temple Square at that time. He did other murals for chapels in the area, including Riverdale, Idaho (the Susquehannah River); Preston (one was painted over; another was taken to Church archives)
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The chapel is the same size it was in 1929. The Church has looked into extending the chapel (to increase capacity). If that is ever done, this mural will be moved to another wall. While a lot of the interior details have faded over time, many of them are still present in this beautiful building.
But Harold did many more paintings in this building besides the chapel. We'll look at more of this very unique building in the next few posts.
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