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Madison Square Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Note: the text in the square brackets ([...]) are a short form of references which have been used to deduce the corresponding information.
The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id: 1.1.53
Rating: Nothing
Address: Northeast corner of East 24th Street and Madison Avenue
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York 10010, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.74163, -73.98713
Tiffany 1910: Page 10
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Demolished
Building date: 1906 [NYT1906, CWE1906, BS1906, A2Z2004]
Architect: Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White [NYT1906, CWE1906, BS1906, A2Z2004]
Comment: Building demolished 1919 [NYT1918, NYT1919, A2Z2004]
Also of interest:

Site Items

1.1.53.1: three medallion windows (1906) (Removed)
1.1.53.2: three medallion mosaics (1906) (Removed)
1.1.53.3: Parkhurst Commemorative Window: rose medallion window (1906) (Removed)
1.1.53.4: rose medallion mosaic (1906) (Removed)

Item 1.1.53.1

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [LAT1931, RDP1932]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: three medallion windows [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, NYT1906, BS1906, CWE1906, RDP1930, RDP1932, LAT1931]
Tiffany 1910: Page 10
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYT1906, CWE1906]
Designer: Louis Comfort Tiffany [NYT1906, BS1906]
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: Dedicated 14 Oct 1906 (along with building) [NYT1906, BS1906, CWE1906]
Lancets: each is 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category: Medallion
History: Building demolished 1919 [NYT1918, NYT1919, A2Z2004]
Windows purchased by Frank A. Miller, owner of Mission Inn, Riverside, CA (SITE:6.12.1), and installed in chapel there in 1931 [RDP1930, RDP1931, RDP1932, LAT1931]
Same as item: 6.12.1.1

Item 1.1.53.2

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [LAT1931, RDP1932]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: three medallion mosaics [RDP1930, RDP1932, LAT1931]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: Dedicated 14 Oct 1906 (along with building) [DEDUCED]
Lancets: each is 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category: Medallion
History: Building demolished 1919 [NYT1918, NYT1919, A2Z2004]
Mosaics purchased by Frank A. Miller, owner of Mission Inn, Riverside, CA (SITE:6.12.1), and installed in chapel there in 1931 [RDP1930, RDP1931, RDP1932, LAT1931]
Same as item: 6.12.1.2

Item 1.1.53.3

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [LAT1931, RDP1932]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Parkhurst Commemorative Window
Description: rose medallion window [CWE1906, RDP1930]
Tiffany 1910: Page 10
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYT1906, CWE1906]
Designer:
Memorial details: Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst (to commemorate the 25th anniversay of his pastorate) [CWE1906]
Donor:
Date: Dedicated 14 Oct 1906 (along with building) [CWE1906]
Inscription: SPRING SPRING SPRING SPRING // SVMMER SVMMER SVMMER SVMMER // AVTVMN AVTVMN AVTVMN AVTVMN // WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER // HAST / THOV / MADE / THEM ALL [PHOTO]
Category: Medallion; Round Window
History: Building demolished 1919 [NYT1918, NYT1919, A2Z2004]
Windows purchased by Frank A. Miller, owner of Mission Inn, Riverside, CA (SITE:6.12.1), and installed in chapel there in 1931 [RDP1930, RDP1931, RDP1932, LAT1931]
Same as item: 6.12.1.3

Item 1.1.53.4

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [LAT1931, RDP1932, DEDUCED]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: rose medallion mosaic [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: Dedicated 14 Oct 1906 (along with original building) [DEDUCED]
Inscription: The earth is full of thy riches [ORG]
Category: Medallion
History: Building demolished 1919 [NYT1918, NYT1919, A2Z2004]
Mosaics purchased by Frank A. Miller, owner of Mission Inn, Riverside, CA (SITE:6.12.1), and installed in chapel there in 1931 [RDP1930, RDP1931, RDP1932, LAT1931, DEDUCED]
Same as item: 6.12.1.4

References

A2Z2004: From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 136)
BS1906: Baltimore Sun (15 Oct 1906, p. 11)
CWE1906: The Christian Work and The Evangelist (20 Oct 1906, p. 506)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
LAT1931: Los Angeles Times (10 Apr 1931, p. 10)
NYT1906: New York Times (14 Oct 1906)
NYT1918: New York Times (27 Oct 1918)
NYT1919: New York Times (28 Sep 1919)
ORG: Organization
PHOTO: Photo of item
RDP1930: Riverside Daily Press (1 Jan 1930, Section 2, p. 1)
RDP1931: Riverside Daily Press (1 Jan 1931, Section 2, p. 1, 3)
RDP1932: Riverside Daily Press (1 Jan 1932, Section 2, p. 9-10)
TIFF1886: Announcement in American Architect and Building News, Tiffany Glass Company (6 Feb 1886)
TIFF1893: Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1893)
TIFF1897: A List of Windows: And Extracts from Letters & Newspapers, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1897)
TIFF1910: A Partial List of Tiffany Windows, Tiffany Studios (1910)

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