Tiffany Census

First (Park) Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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:	23.5.1
Rating:	3 stars
Address:	10 E. Park Place NE
Location:	Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA
Lat/Lng:	42.96404, -85.66559
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1867 [ORG]
Architect:
Comment:	The windows were damaged by fire, 27 Aug 1988 [PARK2002]
Restoration:	The windows were restored at Jack Cushen Studio after the fire of 1988 [PARK2002]
Also of interest:	1951 windows by Judson Studios [PARK2002]

Site Items

23.5.1.1:	Avery Memorial Window: The Baptism (1904) (Extant)
23.5.1.2:	Powell Memorial Window: Good Shepherd (1904) (Extant)
23.5.1.3:	Hollister Memorial Window: Madonna and Child (1904) (Extant)
23.5.1.4:	Norris Memorial Window: Angel of Resurrection (1910) (Extant)
23.5.1.5:	Wallin Memorial Window: Gethsemane (1910) (Extant)
23.5.1.6:	White Memorial Window: Christ at Emmaus (1905) (Extant)
23.5.1.7:	Withey Memorial Window: Christ the Comforter (1904) (Extant)
23.5.1.8:	Brewer Memorial Window: The Annunciation (1912) (Extant)
23.5.1.9:	Smith Memorial Window: The Angels of the Nativity (1912) (Extant)
23.5.1.10:	Bertsch Memorial Window: The Resurrection (1936) (Extant)
23.5.1.11:	Immen Memorial Window: Jesus at the Age of Twelve (1912) (Extant)
23.5.1.12:	Gilbert Memorial Window: Jesus at the Door (1905) (Extant)
23.5.1.13:	Gilbert Memorial Window: The Woman at the Well (1912) (Extant)
23.5.1.14:	Angels of Praise (1927) (Extant)

Item 23.5.1.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Avery Memorial Window
Theme:	The Baptism [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Noyes Latham Avery (11 Dec 1815 - 8 Jun 1901) and Elizabeth Dougherty Avery (23 Apr 1820 - 12 Oct 1875) [PARK1916, PARK2002, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:	their son, Noyes Frederick Avery [PARK2002]
Date:	Installed 1904 [PARK2002]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Noyes Latham Avery / 1815-1901 / Elizabeth Dougherty Avery / 1820-1875 [PARK2002]
Category:	Baptism

Item 23.5.1.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Powell Memorial Window (Boise Memorial Window)
Theme:	Good Shepherd [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Isaac Platt Powell (7 May 1838 - 18 Mar 1903) [GRP1904, PARK1916, PARK2002]
Donor:	United Workers' Society [GRP1904, PARK2002]
	and also Eva Boise [PARK2002]
Date:	Dedicated 1904 [PARK2002]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Isaac Platt Powell / Born May 7, 1838 / Died March 18, 1903 [PARK2002]
Category:	Christ the Good Shepherd
Cost:	$600 [GRP1904]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Boise Memorial Window because Mrs. Boise was likely the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 23.5.1.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Hollister Memorial Window
Theme:	Madonna and Child [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Martha Clay Hollister (30 Jun 1833 - 23 Dec 1901) [PARK1916, PARK2002]
Donor:	her husband, Harvey J. Hollister [PARK2002]
Date:	Dedicated 1904 [PARK2002]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Martha Clay Hollister / Born June 30, 1833 / Died December 23, 1901 [PARK2002]
Category:	Madonna

Item 23.5.1.4

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Norris Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel of Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1910, GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Lyman Decatur Norris (4 May 1823 - 6 Jan 1894) and Lucy Alsop Whittelsey Norris (7 Apr 1829 - 6 Apr 1908) [GRP1910, PARK1916, PARK2002, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	1910 [GRP1910]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Lyman D. Norris / 1823-1894 / Lucy W. Norris / 1829-1908 [PARK2002]
Category:	Angel of Resurrection
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 spells the name as Morris [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 23.5.1.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Wallin Memorial Window
Theme:	Gethsemane [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1910, GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Franklin Bogue Wallin (25 Mar 1832 - 19 Sep 1908) [GRP1910, PARK1916, PARK2002]
Donor:	his wife and five children [PARK2002]
Date:	1910 [GRP1910]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Franklin Bogue Wallin / Born March 25, 1832 / Died September 19, 1908 [PARK2002]
Category:	Gethsemane
After design:	Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [PARK2002]

Item 23.5.1.6

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	White Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ at Emmaus [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GREP1905, GRP1905, GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Thomas W. White (1805-1884) and Caroline A. White [GRP1905, PARK1916]
Donor:	their son, T. Stewart White [GREP1905, PARK2002]
Date:	Ordered by Mar 1905 [GREP1905]
	Installed 29 Dec 1905 [GRP1905]
	Dedicated 31 Dec 1905 [GRP1905]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Thomas W. White / Caroline A. White [PARK2002]
Category:	Emmaus
After design:	Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [PARK2002]

Item 23.5.1.7

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Withey Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ the Comforter [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	The Last Promise [PARK1916, PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 74
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Solomon Lewis Withy (1820-1886) [PARK1916, PARK2002]
Donor:	his son, Lewis H. Withey [PARK2002]
Date:	Installed Feb 1904 [PARK2002]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Christ
Location:	behind altar, center [PARK2002]

Item 23.5.1.8

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Brewer Memorial Window
Theme:	The Annunciation [PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Mary Elizabeth Ravain Brewer (22 Sep 1839 - 22 Mar 1909) [GRP1912B, PARK1916, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her children, including Frederick W. Stevens [GRP1912B, PARK2002]
Date:	Dedicated 23 Jun 1912 [GRP1912A, GRP1912B]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Annunciation
Location:	behind altar, left [PARK2002]
History:	Originally located in the southeast corner of the sancturary, moved above the altar in 1929 [PARK2002]
Comment:	The inscription panel was removed when the window was moved in 1929 [PARK2002]

Item 23.5.1.9

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Smith Memorial Window
Theme:	The Angels of the Nativity [PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rev. Joseph Morgan Smith (26 Apr 1833 - 1 Oct 1883), pastor of church from 1863-1883, and his wife, Cordelia Root Smith (28 Oct 1835 - 25 Oct 1905) [GRP1912B, PARK1916, PARK2002, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their children [GRP1912B]
	their son, Dr. Richard Root Smith [PARK2002]
Date:	Dedicated 23 Jun 1912 [GRP1912A, GRP1912B]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Angel of Nativity
Location:	behind altar, right [PARK2002]
History:	Originally located near the southeast corner of the sancturary, moved above the altar in 1929 [PARK2002]
Comment:	The inscription panel was removed when the window was moved in 1929 [PARK2002]

Item 23.5.1.10

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Bertsch Memorial Window
Theme:	The Resurrection [GRP1936A, GRP1936B, PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1936A, GRP1936B]
Designer:	after Frederick Wilson [GRP1936A]
Memorial details:	Russell Walter Bertsch (28 Nov 1865 - 27 Nov 1932) and Russell Griffin Bertsch (8 Apr 1903 - 19 May 1935) [GRP1936A, GRP1936B, PARK2002, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	wife / mother, Cora Estelle Griffin Bertsch [GRP1936A, GRP1936B, PARK2002, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated 20 Dec 1936 [GRP1936B]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Russell Walther Bertsch / 1865-1932 / R. Griffin Bertsch / 1903-1935 [PARK2002]
Category:	Resurrection with Christ

Item 23.5.1.11

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Immen Memorial Window
Theme:	Jesus at the Age of Twelve [PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Elmer Immen (1861-1872) and Arthur Immen (1867-1893) [GRP1912B, PARK1916, PARK2002]
Donor:	their parents, Frederick Immen and Loraine Pratt Immen [GRP1912B, PARK1916, PARK2002]
Date:	Dedicated 23 Jun 1912 [GRP1912A, GRP1912B]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Elmer and Arthur Immen / 1872 Presented by 1893 / Frederick and / Loraine Pratt Immen [PARK2002]
Category:	Christ

Item 23.5.1.12

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Gilbert Memorial Window
Theme:	Jesus at the Door [PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1905, GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Francis B. Gilbert (1818 - 25 May 1885) and Caroline Elizabeth Throop Gilbert (1830 - 29 Jun 1869) [GRP1905, PARK1916, PARK2002, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their daughter, Kate Huntington Gilbert (Mrs. John C.) Holt [PARK2002, WEB]
Date:	Installed 29 Dec 1905 [GRP1905]
	Dedicated 31 Dec 1905 [GRP1905]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Francis B. Gilbert / Caroline E. Gilbert [PARK2002]
Category:	Christ Knocking at the Door
After design:	Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [PARK2002]

Item 23.5.1.13

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Gilbert Memorial Window
Theme:	The Woman at the Well [PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1912A, PARK1916]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Thomas Dwight Gilbert (13 Dec 1815 - 18 Nov 1894) [GRP1912B, PARK1916, PARK2002]
Donor:	his nieces and nephews [GRP1912B]
	his niece, Kate Huntington Gilbert (Mrs. John C.) Holt [PARK2002, WEB]
Date:	Dedicated 23 Jun 1912 [GRP1912A, GRP1912B]
Size:	15' high x 3' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Thomas Dwight / Gilbert / Born December 13, 1815 / Died November 18, 1894 [PARK2002]
Category:	Woman of Samaria

Item 23.5.1.14

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Theme:	Angels of Praise [GRP1927, PARK2002]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[GRP1927]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:	United Workers' Society and fifteen women and three men [PARK2002]
Date:	Dedicated 27 Nov 1927 [GRP1927]
Size:	28' high x 14' wide [PARK2002]
Lancets:	4 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In loving service // we praise God [PARK2002]
Category:	Angel of Praise
Cost:	$8000 [PARK2002]

References

DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
GREP1905:	The Grand Rapids Evening Press (21 Mar 1905, p. 9)
GRP1904:	The Grand Rapids Press (29 Feb 1904, p. 7)
GRP1905:	The Grand Rapids Press (29 Dec 1905, p. 9)
GRP1910:	The Grand Rapids Press (21 Mar 1910, p. 10)
GRP1912A:	The Grand Rapids Press (21 Jun 1912, p. 6)
GRP1912B:	The Grand Rapids Press (24 Jun 1912, p. 5)
GRP1927:	The Grand Rapids Press (26 Nov 1927, p. 14)
GRP1936A:	The Grand Rapids Press (11 Jul 1936, p. 13)
GRP1936B:	The Grand Rapids Press (19 Dec 1936, p. 6)
ORG:	Organization
PARK1916:	The Story of Park Congregational Church and its Windows, Loraine Pratt Immen (1916)
PARK2002:	The Windows of Park, James VanVulpen and Donald Upp (2002)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
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