The Historic Chapel ~ Erected 1909
Where one marries or renews vows becomes a lasting memory, and the sweetest memories of your event could come in the century-old wedding Chapel in LaFollette, Tennessee, an historic landmark you’ll always be able to point to with pride as the place where your special event occurred.
The Chapel is ideal for your event. Erected by Irish, German, Italian and Polish immigrants who labored in the coal mines, on the railroad, and in factories, the structure is made of large, hand-cut granite stones left after railroad bridges in the area had been completed in the late 1880s. The Chapel where these skilled craftsmen and their families could worship, marry their young men and women, and baptize their children was built to last for centuries. Symbolic architectural features still lend grace, strength, and solemn beauty to every event. The interior is designed as an inverted ark, with a small aisle, windows shaped in the Greek letters A, O, and I (“I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end...”) and pews that seat about 90 persons. Ample parking is available adjoining the Chapel and along quiet Sixth Street.Call and ask one of our volunteers to take you for a visit. You’ll find the urns of flowers, banks of candles, ribbons and bows, and other regalia perfectly suitable for a distinguished wedding or renewal of vows. With the help of our experienced coordinators, your event will be carefully and thoughtfully conducted, with the least amount of worry and effort on everyone’s part. You may even customize decor and add details to fulfill your own vision. Though the Chapel is old, our vision of ceremony is modern. We take pride in keeping current with trends, but never sacrifice dignity and elegance. And one final thought: although the Chapel once served as a Catholic church, we are not a “faith-based” wedding service, therefore associated concerns do not apply to our policy. If you qualify for a marriage license in Tennessee, you are welcome to marry in the Chapel in a ceremony that fulfills your own vision.Come see the Chapel for yourself. It has endured, and become endeared. What better metaphor for your own ceremony could you choose?© Copyright - The Campbell County Historical Society - LaFollette, Campbell County Tennessee - All Rights Reserved
