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Our debut feature is The Chapel.

A love story. A memorial. A beginning.

In February 1956, a young architect named Dick Jessup built a chapel by hand in the Arizona high desert — on a cattle ranch outside Mayer, at the request of a man who had lost his son. Months later, Dick married Marilyn Smith Orme at the altar he had built.

The chapel still stands.

Currently in development. Production planned for Arizona.

 

The man the chapel was built for: Morton Vrang Orme, 1922–1955. Portrait by Dot A. Lewis, 1955.
The man the chapel was built for: Morton Vrang Orme, 1922–1955. Portrait by Dot A. Lewis, 1955.

 

The chapel Dick built, still standing. The Morton Vrang Orme Memorial Chapel, Mayer, Arizona. Built 1956.
The chapel Dick built, still standing. The Morton Vrang Orme Memorial Chapel, Mayer, Arizona. Built 1956.

 

Dedication plaque, rededicated May 2005. Architect: Richard N. Jessup
Dedication plaque, rededicated May 2005. Architect: Richard N. Jessup.

 

The Chapel
The Chapel

 

Interior, looking toward the altar. September 2024.
Interior, looking toward the altar. September 2024.

 

Photos by Anne Zarraonandia.

 

 

 

 

 

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