{"nrhp_refnum":"95000169","name":"Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"OH 423, E side, within Marion Cemetery","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marion","county":"Marion County","state":"OH","lat":40.57669720700005,"lon":-83.12461047099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Gothic-style memorial chapel of limestone and sandstone in Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio, built 1887-1888 to honor local war veterans. It was designed by W. C. Whitehead of Indianapolis, with sculpture by Joseph Carabelli of Cleveland.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the chapel is a good and unusually miniature example of High Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. It also cites the artistic distinction of its sculpture, which is tied to the career of sculptor Joseph Carabelli.","narrative":"Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Chapel stands on the west side of Marion Cemetery in Marion, Ohio, facing the main driveway. After the Civil War, local residents formed a monumental association to honor county veterans, and funding finally came through a county tax. W. C. Whitehead of Indianapolis designed the chapel, which was built from 1887 and dedicated on August 22, 1888, at a cost of $14,939.75. Its limestone walls, sandstone bands, slate roof and three-story tower carry military motifs, including a soldier figure, carved rifles, cannons and wreathed urns. Inside, Italian marble tablets list more than 2,800 Marion County men who served in the Revolution, the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Cleveland sculptor Joseph Carabelli produced the carved work. The chapel was listed for its High Victorian Gothic Revival design, its miniature scale and the quality of its sculpture, and it remains in regular use for ceremonies and funerals.","period_of_significance":"1887-1888","architect_builder":"W. C. Whitehead, Architect (Indianapolis); Joseph Carabelli, Sculpter (Cleveland)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Gothic (High Victorian Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The chapel has been in continuous use since 1888, hosting annual Memorial Day services and funeral services throughout the year.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.230032-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/95000169.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000169/0fd4167ff0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000169/0fd4167ff0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soldiers%27_and_Sailors%27_Memorial_Chapel_in_Marion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soldiers%27_and_Sailors%27_Memorial_Chapel_in_Marion.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990171","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138569776"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/marion-county/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-chapel-95000169/"}