| Site Id: |
26.5.5 |
| Rating: |
3 stars |
| Address: |
4501 Westminster Place |
| Location: |
St. Louis, Missouri 63108, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
38.64767, -90.25563 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 78 and 79 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 216 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 lists the site twice, once under Second Presbyterian Church and once under St. Louis Church [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1896 (chapel) [NRHP1975]; 1899-1900 (sanctuary) [NRHP1975] |
| Architect: |
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge (chapel) [NRHP1975]; Theodore C. Link (sanctuary) [NRHP1975] |
| Comment: |
There are four geometric-patterned windows which might also be by Tiffany [ORG] |
| Also of interest: |
1907 Wolfe Memorial Window, "Good Shepherd" [SLGD1907] |
|
Two 1931 windows, "The Love of God" and "Ruth", by Emil Frei [SLGD1931] |
|
1932 MacIvor Commemorative Window, "St. Paul and the Apostles", by Connick Studio [SLGD1932A, SLGD1932B] |
|
1955 window, "Peter", by Emil Frei Studio [ORG] |
| 26.5.5.1: |
Breckenridge Memorial Window: Resurrection (1900) (Extant)  |
| 26.5.5.2: |
Mudd Memorial Window: Christ Healing Peter's Wife's Mother (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.3: |
Roe Memorial Window: Ascension (1900) (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.4: |
LeMoine and Guy Memorial Window: King David (1900) (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.5: |
Herriott Memorial Window: Faith (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.6: |
Drake Memorial Window: John the Baptist (1909) (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.7: |
Clark Memorial Window: Woman at Well (1900) (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.8: |
Holmes Memorial Window: Suffer Little Children (1917) (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.9: |
Ranken Memorial Window: The Light of the World (1922) (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.10: |
Johnson Memorial Window: The Christian Soldier (1922) (Extant) |
| 26.5.5.11: |
Come Unto Me (1922) (Extant) |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Breckenridge Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 78 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 216 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
signed [ORG] |
| Other documentation: |
[NYO1900] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Samuel Miller Breckenridge (3 Nov 1828 - 28 May 1891) and Virginia Castleman Breckenridge (4 Jul 1827 - 28 Jan 1903) [ORG] |
| Donor: |
Virginia Castleman Breckenridge [NYO1900, DEDUCED] |
| Date: |
Installed ca. Apr 1900 [NYO1900] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, NYO1900] |
| Inscription: |
on window: "HE IS NOT HERE FOR HE IS RISEN" / MATT XXVIII:VI [PHOTO] |
|
on plaque underneath window: SAMVEL MILLER BRECKENRIDGE / NOVEMBER 3 1828 MAY 28 1891 / VIRGINIA CASTLEMAN BRECKENRIDGE / JULY 4 1827 JANUARY 28 1903 [PHOTO, DEDUCED] |
| Category: |
Resurrection without Christ |
| Location: |
east transept [ORG] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Mudd Memorial Window (Cook Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Christ Healing Peter's Wife's Mother [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 78 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 216 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
COPYRIGHT 1897 / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY [PHOTO] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Henry Hodgen Mudd (27 Apr 1844 - 20 Nov 1899) and Elizabeth Albright "Lizzie" Mudd (d. 27 Jul 1890) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE, WEB] |
| Donor: |
their daughters, Edith Mudd Cook and Kate Mudd Walker [SLPD1903, FINDAGRAVE, DEDUCED] |
| Date: |
Copyright 1897 [SIGNATURE] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
IN MEMORY OF / HENRY HODGEN MVDD / AND ELIZABETH ALBRIGHT MVDD [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Christ Healing |
| Location: |
east aisle [ORG] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Cook Memorial Window because Mrs. Cook was one of the donors and was likely the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Roe Memorial Window (Copelin Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 78 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 216 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYO1900] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [NYO1900] |
| Memorial details: |
John James Roe (1 Apr 1809 - 11 Feb 1870) and Martha Ann Roe (1817 - 25 Jul 1884) [ORG, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
their daughter, Emma Roe Copelin [NYO1900, SLPD1903, ORG, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
Installed ca. Apr 1900 [NYO1900] |
| Inscription: |
on a plaque: Given in Memory of John James and Martha Ann Roe by Emma Roe Copelin in 1900. Restored in memory of William Robert Bard in 1987. [ORG] |
| Category: |
Ascension; Round Window |
| Location: |
east transept [ORG] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Copelin Memorial Window because Mrs. Copelin was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
LeMoine and Guy Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
King David [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 78 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 216 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
COPYRIGHT 1900 / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / NEW YORK [PHOTO, DEDUCED] |
| Other documentation: |
|
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Katherine P. Rice LeMoine (1837 - 22 Aug 1889) and Susan Wade Guy (1805 - 14 Sep 1852) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE, WEB] |
| Donor: |
their children, probably at least Katherine Bland Lemoine Guy and her husband, William Evans Guy [INSCRIPTION, SLPD1903, FINDAGRAVE, DEDUCED] |
| Date: |
Copyright 1900 [SIGNATURE] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OVR SAINTED MOTHERS / KATHERINE RICE LEMOINE AND SUSAN WADE GVY [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
David |
| Location: |
east aisle [ORG] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 just calls this the Guy Memorial Window, so likely the Guys were donors and were who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Drake Memorial Window (Scott Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
John the Baptist [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 78 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 216 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
signed [ORG] |
| Other documentation: |
[SLGD1909] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
George Silas Drake (11 Oct 1825 - 27 Jul 1908) [INSCRIPTION, SLGD1909, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
Unveiled 2 May 1909 [SLGD1909] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
1825 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE SILAS DRAKE 1908 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Baptism |
| Location: |
west transept [ORG] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Scott Memorial Window, so likely Drake's daughter, Bertha Warburton Drake Scott, was one of the donors and was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Clark Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Woman at Well [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 79 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 216 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
not signed [ORG] |
| Other documentation: |
|
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Daniel Baker Clark (1831-1895) [INSCRIPTION, SLPD1903, FINDAGRAVE] |
|
and also Harriet Williams Clark (1829-1912) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
Harriet Williams Clark [NYO1900, SLPD1903] |
|
and also other family members [SLPD1903] |
| Date: |
Installed ca. Apr 1900 [NYO1900] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
To the Glory of God and in Loving memory of / Daniel Baker Clark and his wife Harriet Williams Clark [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Woman of Samaria |
| Location: |
east transept [ORG] |
| Comment: |
The inscription was evidently updated after Mrs. Clark died [DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
Medium |
| Memorial name: |
Johnson Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Christian Soldier [CONT1923, ORG] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[ORG] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Jackson Johnson, Jr. (3 Jun 1897 - 9 Oct 1918) [CONT1923, INSCRIPTION, ORG, WEB] |
| Donor: |
his mother, Minnie Alva Wooten (Mrs. Jackson) Johnson [ORG, WEB] |
| Date: |
Installed ca. Dec 1922 [CONT1923] |
| Inscription: |
on window: IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JACKSON JOHNSON JR / 1897-1918 [PHOTO] |
|
on a plaque: Gift of Mrs. Jackson Johnson in 1922 [ORG] |
| Category: |
Christian Knight; War Memorial; Round Window |
| Location: |
west transept [ORG] |
| CONT1923: |
The Continent (4 Jan 1923, p. 21) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| NRHP1975: |
National Register of Historic Places, Nancy B. Breme, Jane Piper and William G. Seibert (1975) |
| NYO1900: |
The New York Observer (19 Apr 1900, p. 516) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| SIGNATURE: |
Signature on item |
| SLGD1907: |
St. Louis Globe-Democrat (23 Dec 1907, p. 3) |
| SLGD1909: |
St. Louis Globe-Democrat (2 May 1909, p. 16) |
| SLGD1931: |
St. Louis Globe-Democrat (29 Jun 1931, p. 8) |
| SLGD1932A: |
St. Louis Globe-Democrat (8 Mar 1932, p. 18) |
| SLGD1932B: |
St. Louis Globe-Democrat (14 Mar 1932, p. 1) |
| SLPD1903: |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (11 Jan 1903, Sunday Magazine p. 11) |
| SMART1998: |
Quarterly of the Stained Glass Association of America, An Historical Interpretation of the Tiffany Truth Windows, James G. Smart (Spring 1998, Vol. 93, No. 1, p. 24-31) |
| 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 |
