Old Chapel Hall

Old Chapel Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2050 University Ave. Dubuque, Iowa
Coordinates	42°29′53.7″N 90°41′35″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
NRHP reference No.	83000355
Added to NRHP	August 5, 1983

Old Chapel Hall, also known as Alumni Hall, is a historic building located on the campus of the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. The school started as a German Presbyterian Seminary in 1852. A period of expansion between 1904 and 1922 saw the institution become a liberal arts college called the Dubuque German College and Seminary. This building was part of that expansion. Steffen's Hall (no longer extant) was completed in 1907, and became the first building on the school's second campus. The chapel was added onto the rear of that building later the same year. It was a gift of the Frank Peters family from St. Louis. The red brick Gothic Revival structure features stone trim, paired lancet windows, a rose window, and a small open bell tower above the entrance. Religious services were held here until 1980 when Blades Chapel was completed. As part of that project Steffen's Hall was torn down, except the front arcade and porch, which makes the old chapel the oldest building on campus. A courtyard was created where the old building stood directly in front of the old chapel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.