Near Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Son's Chapel
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023
1. Son's Chapel Marker
National Register
of Historical Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
September 25, 2003
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is September 25, 2003.
Location. 36° 6.115′ N, 94° 4.949′ W. Marker is near Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. Marker is on East Mission Boulevard (Arkansas Route 45) 0.1 miles west of North Chapel View Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5480 E Mission Blvd, Fayetteville AR 72703, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Son's Chapel School (within shouting distance of this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 4.4 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 4˝ miles away); Wade-Heerwagen House (approx. 4.7 miles away); David Walker (approx. 4.8 miles away); Walker Family Plot (approx. 4.8 miles away); Wilson Park History (approx. 4.8 miles away); Founding Ladies of the Southern Memorial Association (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.
Regarding Son's Chapel. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Son'sChapel sits on land that was once part of the original 160-acre tract of Indian lands granted under the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (August 23, 1842). By 1848, 40 acres of this tract was patented to early settler Michael Son and his wife Nancy. Michael Son had settled on the land the year before. The Sons conveyed property for a church and, in time, a cemetery. The area became known as "Son's Chapel". …
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The construction of Son's Chapel was merely a dream of local community women who, on October 19, 1922, organized for the purpose of erecting a new community building.…
On June 3, 1933, W. R. and Grace Reed Porter, who owned a portion of the original Michael Son land, donated the land on which to erect the new building.…
Sometime between 1936 and 1937, the outer stone walls, roof, and windows were in place. However, the interior was not furnished. … Completion of the interior began in 1937 with the design assistance of Thayer Shelton, prominent Fayetteville architect. On May 26, 1940, Son's Chapel was dedicated as a community Protestant church.
Also see . . .
1. Son's Chapel (PDF). National Register nomination (with photographs) submitted for the building. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Our Beginning.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023
2. Son's Chapel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
