About The Chapel
As the first indoor space in Dix Park, the Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel serves as an event center.
Built in 1955, The Chapel's mid-century modern architecture is well preserved with decorative wood elements, a rose stained-glass window, terrazzo floors, and mid-century stainless fixtures. Renovated in 2020 by the Dix Park Conservancy, the chapel now provides all the amenities of a modern community gathering space while retaining its historic charm.
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Art at The Chapel
The Mural
As part of the renovation project, Dix Park Conservancy commissioned artwork honoring Dix Park's history for the chapel lobby with the intent of showcasing the breadth of the land's legacy and incorporate the significance of the chapel as a place of community, celebration, and remembrance.
North Carolina artist, Christopher Holt was chosen to create this artwork - a mural informed by the land’s legacy with a concept that speaks to themes of meditation, unity, and recognition.
The Rose Window
The Rose Window is the original stained glass in the chapel. “Rose Window” is a generic term applied to a circular window. The term is especially used for circular windows found in churches all over the world. Rose windows are divided into segments by mullions. When the mullions form the shape of a cross and are applied over the stained glass such as this, it creates a Celtic Cross. The Celtic Cross is said to be a representation of knowledge, strength, and compassion to manage life’s ups and downs. John Erwin Ramsay, the Chapel Architect no doubt considered this in the original design of the chapel. The Rose Window faces west and is brightest with the afternoon setting sun.
Symbols in the Windows
The Dix Hospital Chaplain, Rev. William R. Steininger, had the 14 stained glass panels installed around 1969. The windows were given in memory of the Chaplain’s wife, Emily L. Steininger, who observed similar leaded glass symbols at the Duke University chapel. All of the glass panels are symbols of Christian faith. The vertical windows face east to greet the rising morning sun.
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Rent a Space
Dix Park is the perfect location to host your next event. The park offers both indoor and outdoor venues that can accommodate a variety of events, including weddings, family reunions, performances and corporate events. Outdoor venues include shaded picnic areas, hillsides with views of the Raleigh skyline and wide-open fields. Indoor venues are currently limited to the Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel.
