Early in the twentieth century, the Presidio became the Army's most prestigious west coast installation. The Army began constructing Mission style buildings with white walls and red tile roofs to reflect the post's California heritage. This Post Chapel dedicated in 1931 is the only building elaborate enough [to] be described as Spanish Colonial Revival rather than Mission style.

Built of stucco-covered reinforced concrete, and capped by a red tile roof, the cross-shaped chapel has an attached bell tower with quatrefoil windows. Its most notable exterior feature is the Spanish baroque terracotta frontispiece that frames the entrance and the window above it. The high placement of the windows gives the chapel's interior a citadel-like feeling. Today the chapel serves as the Presidio Interfaith Center.

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