{"nrhp_refnum":"71000277","name":"Faith Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Old Plantation Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jekyll Island","county":"Glynn County","state":"GA","lat":31.060830897000073,"lon":-81.42158626099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-07-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Faith Chapel is a wood frame chapel with a brick foundation on Old Plantation Road, Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, built in 1904. It served the Jekyll Island Club community and is now owned by the Jekyll Island State Park Authority.","why_significant":"From 1904 to 1942 the chapel provided religious services for the millionaires who wintered at the Jekyll Island Club, and later served island residents. Its major architectural features are original stained-glass windows by Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. It is described as a quiet and distinguished example of what might be called Shingle Style Gothic Revival.","narrative":"Faith Chapel is a small wood frame church with a brick foundation on Old Plantation Road, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Built in 1904, it has shingled exterior and interior walls and a belfry above the narthex, with gargoyles modeled on those of Notre Dame in Paris under the eaves. Inside, angled king post trusses form an A-frame roof, and hand carved animal heads mark the ends of the center post struts. The nave holds about 120 people. Two notable stained-glass windows are set in the east and west walls, one by Maitland Armstrong and his daughter Helen and the other by Louis Comfort Tiffany. From 1904 to 1942 the non-denominational chapel served the wealthy members of the Jekyll Island Club, with club waiters forming the choir. Later it served island residents until restoration began in 1970. No record of the architect or builder survives. The chapel is valued as a distinguished example of Shingle Style Gothic Revival.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Shingle Style Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition and unaltered, on its original site. Restored by the Jekyll Island State Park Authority and opened to the public in November 1970.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.161654-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/71000277.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000277/210f848b35-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000277/210f848b35-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ebyabe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GA_Jekyll_Island_Faith_Chapel02.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebyabe</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GA_Jekyll_Island_Faith_Chapel02.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72000385","name":"Jekyll Island Club","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/jekyll-island-club-72000385/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208423","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Chapel_(Jekyll_Island,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5431160"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/glynn-county/faith-chapel-71000277/"}