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Second Congregational Church, Holyoke, Massachusetts

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: 21.14.1
Rating: Nothing
Address: 395 High Street
Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040, USA
Lat/Lng: 42.20488, -72.6104
Tiffany 1910: Page 67
Duncan 1980: Page 214
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Destroyed
Building date: 1893-1895 [HDT1919, SDR1919, ORG]
Architect: Henry F. Kilburn [HDT1919, SDR1919]
Comment: Tiffany Studios redecorated the church in 1903 [HDT1903D, SDR1903C]
The building was destroyed by fire, 24 Mar 1919 (the congregation built a new church on the same site) [HDT1919, SDR1919, CONG1919, ORG]
Also of interest: 1911 Ranlet Memorial Window, "Christ Blessing the Little Children", designed by Frederick Wilson and made by Gorham (presumably destroyed in 1919 fire) [HDT1911, SSR1911, DEDUCED]
1911 Terry Memorial Window, "Baptism of Christ", designed by Frederick Wilson and made by Gorham (destroyed in 1919 fire) [HDT1911, SSR1911, HDT1924]

Site Items

21.14.1.1: Skinner Memorial Window: Transfiguration (1903) (Destroyed)
21.14.1.2: ornamental skylight (Destroyed if ever existed)
21.14.1.3: Heywood Memorial Window: landscape (1912) (Destroyed)
21.14.1.4: Ranlet Memorial Window: landscape at sunset (1916) (Destroyed)

Item 21.14.1.1

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

Status: Destroyed [HDT1919, SDR1919, CONG1919, HDT1924, ORG, DEDUCED]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Skinner Memorial Window
Theme: Transfiguration [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 67
Duncan 1980: Page 214
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [HDT1902, HDT1903B, SDR1903A, SDR1903B, BET1903, CONG1903]
Designer: Frederick Wilson [HDT1911, SSR1911]
Memorial details: William Skinner (14 Nov 1824 - 28 Feb 1902) [HDT1902, HDT1903B, HDT1903C, SDR1903A, SDR1903B, BET1903, CONG1903]
Donor: his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Allen Skinner [HDT1902, HDT1903C, SDR1903B, BET1903, WEB]
Date: Installed 15 May 1903 [HDT1903C, SDR1903A]
Unveiled 17 May 1903 [HDT1903A, HDT1903B, HDT1903C, SDR1903A, SDR1903B, BET1903, CONG1903]
Size: nearly 22' high x 19' wide [HDT1903D, SDR1903B, BET1903, CONG1903]
Lancets: 3 [HDT1919]
Inscription: Born Nov. 14, 1824, Died Feb. 28, 1902. // William Skinner // Erected by his wife, Sarah E. Skinner [HDT1903D, SDR1903B, BET1903]
Category: Transfiguration
Location: Appleton Street side [HDT1903C, HDT1911, HDT1924]

Item 21.14.1.2

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

Status: Destroyed if ever existed [HDT1919, SDR1919, CONG1919, ORG, DEDUCED]
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental skylight [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 67
Duncan 1980: Page 214
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental

Item 21.14.1.3

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

Status: Destroyed [HDT1919, SDR1919, CONG1919, ORG, DEDUCED]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Heywood Memorial Window
Description: landscape [HDT1912, SU1912]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [HDT1912, SU1912, SSR1912]
Designer:
Memorial details: William H. Heywood [HDT1912, SU1912, SSR1912, BET1912]
Donor:
Date: Unveiled 6 Oct 1912 [HDT1912, SU1912, SSR1912]
Inscription: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help [SU1912]
Category: Landscape

Item 21.14.1.4

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

Status: Destroyed [HDT1919, SDR1919, CONG1919, HDT1924, ORG, DEDUCED]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Ranlet Memorial Window
Description: landscape at sunset [HDT1916C]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [SSR1916, SWR1916, HDT1916A]
Designer:
Memorial details: Frances ("Fannie") Branscom (Mrs. Charles William) Ranlet (16 Aug 1834 - 25 Jul 1913) [HDT1916A, HDT1916B, HDT1916C, HDT1916D, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: her children [HDT1916A]
Date: Installed Jun 1916 [HDT1916A]
Unveiled 25 Jun 1916 [HDT1916A, HDT1916B, HDT1916C]
Inscription:
Category: Landscape
Location: southwest corner [HDT1916C]

References

BET1903: Boston Evening Transcript (18 May 1903, p. 9)
BET1912: Boston Evening Transcript (12 Oct 1912, Part 3, p. 10)
CONG1903: The Congregationalist and Christian World (13 Jun 1903, p. 854)
CONG1919: The Congregationalist and Advance (3 Apr 1919, p. 440)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HDT1902: Holyoke Daily Transcript (7 Oct 1902, p. 6)
HDT1903A: Holyoke Daily Transcript (4 May 1903, p. 8)
HDT1903B: Holyoke Daily Transcript (11 May 1903, p. 4)
HDT1903C: Holyoke Daily Transcript (18 May 1903, p. 5)
HDT1903D: Holyoke Daily Transcript (14 Oct 1903, p. 6)
HDT1911: Holyoke Daily Transcript (19 Jun 1911, p. 2)
HDT1912: Holyoke Daily Transcript (7 Oct 1912, p. 2)
HDT1916A: Holyoke Daily Transcript (22 Jun 1916, p. 12)
HDT1916B: Holyoke Daily Transcript (24 Jun 1916, p. 7)
HDT1916C: Holyoke Daily Transcript (26 Jun 1916, p. 2)
HDT1916D: Holyoke Daily Transcript (27 Jun 1916, p. 12)
HDT1919: Holyoke Daily Transcript (25 Mar 1919, p. 1, 8)
HDT1924: Holyoke Daily Transcript (26 May 1924, p. 3)
ORG: Organization
SDR1903A: The Springfield Daily Republican (16 May 1903, p. 10)
SDR1903B: The Springfield Daily Republican (18 May 1903, p. 5)
SDR1903C: The Springfield Daily Republican (17 Oct 1903, p. 5)
SDR1919: The Springfield Daily Republican (25 Mar 1919, p. 1, 2)
SSR1911: Springfield Sunday Republican (18 Jun 1911, p. 9)
SSR1912: The Springfield Sunday Republican (13 Oct 1912, p. 19)
SSR1916: The Springfield Sunday Republican (23 Apr 1916, p. 12)
SU1912: The Springfield Union (8 Oct 1912, p. 10)
SWR1916: The Springfield Weekly Republican (27 Apr 1916, p. 14)
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)
WEB: Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information

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