Authorized by the U. S. Army n 1942 and named for Col. Daniel Warrick Harmon, Harmon General Hospital was in operation from November 1942 to December 1945. This ecumenical chapel opened in January 1943. Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergy served here. The hospital property was acquired by the Le Tourneau Foundation in 1946 for use as a college. Despite several years as a storage facility, the chapel retained enough of its original fabric for renovation in the late 1950s and again in 1983 when it was formally named Speer Chapel. The structure remains a well-preserved vernacular chapel. Its notable features include a front-facing gabled roof, center projecting entrance with the roof below a central steeple, and wood sash windows. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1997
Harmon General Hospital Chapel
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Harmon General Hospital Chapel is a historical marker in Longview, Gregg County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4675, -94.7233 near Longview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Robert Gilmour LeTourneau (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Harmon General Hospital, Perry-Clay, and Longview High School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183011918. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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