St. Joan of Arc Chapel was originally named Chapelle de St. Martin de Sayssuel. It was also originally built in Lyon, France around the 15th century. After the French Revolution, the chapel was abandoned and has started to deteriorate. It was discovered by a young architect who arranged a transfer to New York in 1927 where it was reconstructed. It was attached to a French Chateau which burned down in the early 1960s. The chapel however remained undamaged.
The chapel was moved to its current location in Marquette University in 1964 and was renovated to adopt the campus? surroundings. Panels were renovated and windows were added. The French architect who administered the renovation tried to restore what it initially looked like when the chapel was in France. There are also many historical artifacts placed in the chapel. St. Joan of Arc Chapel is one of the oldest medieval structure from Europe located in the United States. It is highly doubtful that such a fine and important historical structure would be allowed to leave its original location today.
St. Joan of Arc Chapel awali aliitwa Chapelle de St. Martin de Sayssuel. Pia ilijengwa awali huko Lyon, Ufaransa karibu karne ya 15. Baada ya Mapinduzi ya Ufaransa, kanisa hilo liliachwa na kuanza kuharibika. Jengo hilo liligunduliwa na msanifu-ujenzi mmoja mchanga ambaye aliandaa uhamisho wake kwenda New York mwaka 1927 ambapo lilijengwa upya. Jumba hilo lilijengwa kwenye ngome ya Kifaransa iliyokuwa imeharibiwa na moto katika miaka ya 1960. Hata hivyo, kanisa hilo halikuharibiwa. Kanisa hilo lilihamishwa hadi eneo lake la sasa katika Chuo Kikuu cha Marquette mnamo 1964 na lilirekebishwa ili kukidhi mahitaji ya chuo kikuu. mazingira. Paneli zilirekebishwa na madirisha yakaongezwa. Mhandisi-ujenzi Mfaransa aliyesimamia ukarabati huo alijaribu kurudisha jinsi kanisa hilo lilivyokuwa mwanzoni wakati lilipokuwa Ufaransa. Pia kuna vitu vingi vya kihistoria vilivyowekwa katika kanisa hilo. St. Joan of Arc Chapel ni moja ya majengo ya kale ya enzi za kati kutoka Ulaya ziko katika Marekani. Ni jambo la kutilika shaka sana kwamba jengo hilo zuri na muhimu la kihistoria lingeruhusiwa kuondoka mahali pake pa awali leo.