Tiffany Census

First Congregational Church of Elyria, Elyria, Ohio

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:	32.11.1
Rating:	2 stars
Address:	330 Second Street
Location:	Elyria, Ohio 44035, USA
Lat/Lng:	41.36628, -82.10824
Tiffany 1910:	Page 92
Duncan 1980:	Page 219
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1900 [ER1900]
Architect:	Frank O. Weary [ER1900]
Restoration:	In 1982 the Tiffany windows were restored by the Franklin Art Glass Co. of Columbus, OH [LCSLI2010]
Also of interest:

Site Items

32.11.1.1:	Beebe Memorial Window: Come Unto Me (1900) (Extant)
32.11.1.2:	Vincent and Nelson Memorial Window: Three Marys (1900) (Extant)
32.11.1.3:	Gates, Montieth, Bradford and Boyd Memorial Window: Nativity (1900) (Extant)
32.11.1.4:	DeWitt Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Children (1900) (Extant)
32.11.1.5:	Memorial Window: ornamental (1900) (Extant)

Item 32.11.1.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Beebe Memorial Window
Theme:	Come Unto Me [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 92
Duncan 1980:	Page 219
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	COPYRIGHT 1898 / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / NEW YORK [PHOTO]

Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Artemas Beebe (7 Oct 1793 - 29 Mar 1880) and Pamelia Morgan Beebe (9 Nov 1799 - 26 Jun 1878) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Copyright 1898 [SIGNATURE]
	Contract for window signed 15 Nov 1898 [LCSLI2010]
	Installed 16 Jun 1900 [LCSLI2010]
	In place when building dedicated 17 Jun 1900 [LCSLI2010]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ARTEMAS BEEBE / BORN 1793 - DIED 1880 / AND HIS WIFE / PAMELIA MORGAN BEEBE / BORN 1799 - DIED 1878 / PIONEERS OF ELYRIA IN 1817 / AMONG THE FIRST MEMBERS OF / THE PRESBYTERIAN CHVRCH IN 1824 [PHOTO]
Category:	Christ
Location:	west wall [LCSLI2010]

Item 32.11.1.2

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Vincent and Nelson Memorial Window: Three Marys

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Vincent and Nelson Memorial Window
Theme:	Three Marys [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 92
Duncan 1980:	Page 219
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	not signed [DT2013]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Phebe Martin Vincent (1827 - 8 Jun 1888) and Thomas Lathrop Nelson (11 Jan 1823 - 21 Feb 1891) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Contract for window signed 15 Nov 1898 [LCSLI2010]
	In place when building dedicated 17 Jun 1900 [LCSLI2010]
Lancets:	4 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / PHEBE MARTIN / VINCENT / 1827-1888 // IN MEMORY OF / THOMAS LOTHROP / NELSON / 1823-1891 [PHOTO]
Category:	Resurrection without Christ
Location:	west wall [LCSLI2010]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 just calls it a Memorial Window, so without a name [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 32.11.1.3

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Gates, Montieth, Bradford and Boyd Memorial Window: Nativity

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Gates, Montieth, Bradford and Boyd Memorial Window
Theme:	Nativity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 92
Duncan 1980:	Page 219
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	not signed [DT2013]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Nahum Ball Gates (28 Sep 1812 - 9 Dec 1890), Sarah Monteith Gates (8 May 1823 - 18 Apr 1893), Rev. John Monteith (1787 - 5 Apr 1868), Abigail Harris Monteith (1801-1881), Edward H. Boyd (1817-1884), Jane Bradford Boyd (1826-1887), Ezekial C. Bradford (Jul 1798 - 6 Dec 1872), Lucy Chandler Bradford (20 Aug 1801 - 6 Dec 1868) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Contract for window signed 15 Nov 1898 [LCSLI2010]
	In place when building dedicated 17 Jun 1900 [LCSLI2010]
Lancets:	4 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / NAHVM BALL GATES / 1812-1890 / SARAH MONTEITH / GATES / 1823-1893 / REV JOHN MONTEITH / 1787-1868 / ABIGAIL MONTEITH / 1801-1881 // IN MEMORY OF / EDWARD BOYD / 1817-1884 / JANE BOYD / 1826-1887 / DEACON / ESEK BRADFORD / 1798-1872 / LVCY CHANDLER BRADFORD / 1801-1868 [PHOTO]
Category:	Nativity
Location:	east wall [LCSLI2010]
After design:	Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [PHOTO]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 just calls it a Memorial Window, so without a name [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 32.11.1.4

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DeWitt Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Children

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	DeWitt Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ Blessing Children [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 92
Duncan 1980:	Page 219
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / NEW YORK [PHOTO]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Elijah F. Witt DeWitt (22 May 1800 - 18 Apr 1891) and Anna Elizabeth Rich DeWitt (27 Aug 1811 - 23 Jan 1897) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Contract for window signed 15 Nov 1898 [LCSLI2010]
	In place when building dedicated 17 Jun 1900 [LCSLI2010]
Lancets:	2 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IHS // IN MEMORY OF / ELIJAH DEWITT / 1800-1891 // IN MEMORY OF / ANNA E. DEWITT. / 1811-1897 [PHOTO]
Category:	Christ Blessing Children
Location:	north wall [LCSLI2010]
After design:	Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [PHOTO]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 just calls it a Memorial Window, so without a name [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 32.11.1.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 92
Duncan 1980:	Page 219
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	Contract for windows signed 15 Nov 1898 [LCSLI2010]
	In place when building dedicated 17 Jun 1900 [LCSLI2010]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

References

DT2013:	Donald Traser, personal communication (5 Oct 2013)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
ER1900:	The Elyria Republican (21 Jun 1900, p. 1)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
LCSLI2010:	Lorain County Sacred Landmarks Initiative (26 Jul 2010)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
SIGNATURE:	Signature on 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)