King's Chapel

General view of the nave, looking towards the apse with Palladian window; Harrison was an American architect of English birth. Born to Quaker parents, he probably trained in York with William Etty and his son John Etty. Harrison had two advantages in the colonies: first-hand knowledge of English and European architecture and a unique library. His personal library was impressive for the American colonies. The motif of paired columns that he used in the nave of King's Chapel derived from Nicolas Nicole’s church of Ste Madeleine, Besançon, which Harrison must have seen under construction in 1748. These wooden columns with Corinthian capitals were hand-carved by William Burbeck and his apprentices in 1758. King's Chapel was originally an Anglican church. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/17/2010