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Kenwood United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois

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: 13.1.11
Rating: Unrated
Other name(s): Kenwood Evangelical Church
Address: 4600-4608 S. Greenwood Avenue
Location: Chicago, Illinois 60653, USA
Lat/Lng: 41.81123, -87.5996
Tiffany 1910: Page 52 and 53
Duncan 1980: Page 210 and 211
Tiffany 1897: Page 34
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 lists the site twice, once as Kenwood Evangelist Church under Chicago, and once as Kenwood Evangelical Church under Kenwood [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness: Low
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1887-1888 [LDR2011]
Architect: William W. Boyington, working in association with Harry B. Wheelock [LDR2011]
Comment: A number of sanctuary windows have translucent glass replacing missing historic stained glass [LDR2011]
Also of interest:

Site Items

13.1.11.1: Carton Memorial Window: The Child Christ (Unknown)
13.1.11.2: Spooner Memorial Window: St. John (Unknown)
13.1.11.3: Atwood Memorial Window (Unknown)
13.1.11.4: Atwood Memorial Window: The Good Samaritan (1911) (Unknown) item has a photo

Item 13.1.11.1

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

Status: Unknown
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name: Carton Memorial Window
Theme: The Child Christ [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 52
Duncan 1980: Page 210
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Christ

Item 13.1.11.2

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

Status: Unknown
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name: Spooner Memorial Window
Theme: St. John [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 52
Duncan 1980: Page 210
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: St. John

Item 13.1.11.3

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

Status: Unknown
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name: Atwood Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 53
Duncan 1980: Page 211
Tiffany 1897: Page 34
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:

Item 13.1.11.4

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Atwood Memorial Window:  The Good Samaritan
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Unknown
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Atwood Memorial Window
Theme: The Good Samaritan [CDN1911]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDN1911]
Designer:
Memorial details: Myron Winslow Atwood (28 Nov 1817 - 20 Apr 1904) [CDN1911]
Donor: his wife, Emmeline R. Atwood [CDN1911]
Date: Installed ca. Dec 1911 [CDN1911]
Lancets: 1 [CDN1911]
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MYRON WINSLOW ATWOOD / NOV. 28th 1817 - APRIL 20th 1904 [CDN1911]
Category: Good Samaritan

References

CDN1911: Chicago Daily News (4 Dec 1911, p. 18)
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
LDR2011: Kenwood United Church of Christ, Landmark Designation Report (2011)
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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