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Davis
Memorial Chapel was constructed as a memorial to Mrs. Annie Pearl Shore Davis
and in honor of Egbert L. Davis, Sr. Construction for the Chapel
began on August 12, 1954 and ended by 1956. When Davis Chapel was
built, its location was conveniently adjacent to the main entrance of
the hospital. Today one will notice it next door to Watlington
Hall.
According to the Davis Memorial
Chapel Brochure, "The building is of Tudor Gothic style architecture
with an exterior of old Colonial brick and Indiana limestone.
Adding to the beauty of the interior are antiquated silver light
fixtures, hand-wrought ornamental hardware, and the Schlicker organ
which was especially built to harmonize with the design and purpose of
the Chapel."
"The Davis Memorial Chapel was
inspired by and is a tribute to the gentle Christian life of Mrs. Annie
Pearl Shore Davis, who died October 13, 1942. An important part of
Mrs. Davis' life was spent visiting patients in the Baptist Hospital,
bringing words of cheer together with flowers from her own garden."
Atlas Supply Company, led by Egbert Lawrence Davis, built the Chapel in
memory of his late wife, Mrs. Annie Shore Davis.
Egbert Lawrence Davis, Sr. was
born in Yadkin County in 1882 and married Annie Pearl Shore in 1907.
E.L. Davis, Sr. helped found Baptist Hospital in 1923 and was the first
chairman of the board of trustees. He also played an important
role in moving Wake Forest's medical school to Winston-Salem. E.L.
Davis, Sr. died in 1974.
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