Jones' design was inspired by agricultural forms common to the surrounding area.

[1] Jones designed two adjacent cylindrical spaces linked by an arched brick tunnel.

Both windowless brick cylinders are capped by steel and glass covers termed "crowns" by Jones.

Kentucky contractor James N. Gray Company built the structure which was funded by an anonymous $2 million donation.

[2] At an event celebrating its 20th anniversary, the chapel was described as “...a beautiful and unusual, symmetrical work of architecture that captures your eyes from the outside.