number of robotic systems continuously monitoring the building’s stability
tons of steel that will be used to support the walls during restoration
number of seconds the chapel
was designed to flex slightly
at winds of about 100 mph
number of minutes the chapel flexed
at winds up to 140 mph
*This partial letter found in King Chapel describes the early construction stages and several points of interest.
number of inches the roof was bowed in the middle
square feet of insulation that has been removed and blown back into the attic
height in feet of some of the
required repair equipment
height in feet of the clocktower
millions of years ago that the Anamosa, Iowa, limestone used to build the chapel was formed
number of different mortar mixes used
on the stone since construction began
year the cornerstone was laid
year King Chapel was named to the
National Register of Historic Places
King Chapel’s place on the ugliest
buildings list, according to Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright was wrong.
*This 1915 photo of the Mount Vernon Quarry found in the rafters. Some stone was cut there before the quarry went bankrupt. Most stone came from the Stone City Quarry, and all the stone arrived by horse and wagon.