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Tiffany Census

First Presbyterian Church, Chillicothe, Ohio

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Site Id: 32.6.1
Rating: Nothing
Address: West Main Street
Location: Chillicothe, Ohio 45601, USA
Lat/Lng: 39.33332, -82.98327
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Destroyed
Building date: 1893-1894 [HIST1917, ER1894]
Architect: Samuel Bailey [HIST2006]
Comment: "J.F. Mackey" (presumably that should be Joseph Evan Mackay) visited the town in Feb 1894 to show the designs for the windows [CDG1894A]
The large east and west windows were contracted by Apr 1894 and the others by Jun 1894 [CDG1894B, CDG1894E]
The windows coast about $12000 in total [CDG1894E]
Tiffany also decorated the walls and ceiling of the church in the summer of 1894 [CDG1894C, CDG1894D]
The windows were ready for inspection in New York on 20 Aug 1894 [CDG1894F]
The smaller windows arrived 10 Sep 1894, the two large windows later [CDG1894G, CDG1894H]
Charles Lett supervised the installation of the windows in Sep/Oct 1894 [CDG1894H, CDG1894J]
The building and stained glass windows were destroyed by fire, 5-6 Sep 1956 [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Also of interest:

Site Items

32.6.1.1: Carlisle Memorial Window: Angels of Praise (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.2: Fullerton Memorial Window: Angel of the Resurrection (1894) (Destroyed) item has a photo
32.6.1.3: Nipgen Memorial Window: Cross and Lilies (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.4: Brown Memorial Window: Grape Vine (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.5: Franklin Memorial Window: Palm Leaves (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.6: Dun Memorial Window: The Resurrection (1894) (Destroyed) item has a photo
32.6.1.7: Worthington Memorial Window: ornamental (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.8: Massey Memorial Window: The Holy Spirit (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.9: Patterson Memorial Window: floral design (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.10: Cochran Memorial Window: ornamental (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.11: Martha Memorial Window: ornamental (1894) (Destroyed)
32.6.1.12: ornamental windows (Destroyed if ever existed)

Item 32.6.1.1

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Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Carlisle Memorial Window
Theme: Angels of Praise [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894A, CDG1894J]
Designer: Frederick Wilson [CDG1894J]
Memorial details: Andrew Carlisle (15 Jun 1802 - 30 Mar 1879) and Henry Nelson Carlisle (24 Nov 1809 - 26 Aug 1878) [HIST1957, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: Carlisle family [CDG1894J]
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Angel of Praise
Location: south side [CDG1894A, HIST1957]

Item 32.6.1.2

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Fullerton Memorial Window:  Angel of the Resurrection
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Fullerton Memorial Window
Theme: Angel of the Resurrection [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1893, CDG1894A, CDG1894J, ER1894]
Designer: Miss Humphrys [CDG1893, CDG1894A]
Memorial details: Angus Lewis Fullerton (12 Jan 1812 - 2 Apr 1874) [HIST1957, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: Fullerton family [CDG1894J, ER1894]
Date: Window being installed 20 Sep 1894 [CDG1894I]
In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J, ER1894]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: FVLLERTON [PHOTO]
Category: Angel of Resurrection
Location: east side [CDG1894A, CDG1894I, HIST1947, HIST1957]
Cost: $2700 [ER1894]

Item 32.6.1.3

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Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Nipgen Memorial Window
Theme: Cross and Lilies [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894A, CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details: Mary Mizpah Nipgen (1863-1871) and Jessie W. Nipgen (1869-1890) [CDG1894J, HIST1957, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: their mother, Mary Probasco (Mrs. John Alvin) Nipgen [CDG1894A, FINDAGRAVE]
their father, John Alvin Nipgen [CDG1894J, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Floral
Location: south side [CDG1894A, HIST1957]

Item 32.6.1.4

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Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Brown Memorial Window
Theme: Grape Vine [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details: Elizabeth Woodrow Barry Brown (6 Apr 1840 - 20 Dec 1890) [CDG1894J, HIST1957, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Vine
Location: south side [HIST1957]

Item 32.6.1.5

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

Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Franklin Memorial Window
Theme: Palm Leaves [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor: Franklin family [HIST2006]
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental

Item 32.6.1.6

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Dun Memorial Window:  The Resurrection
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Dun Memorial Window
Theme: The Resurrection [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894B, CDG1894J]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [CDG1894J, TIFF1896]
Designer comment: Tiffany 1896 credits Sperry as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896]
Memorial details: Lucy Wortham Angus Dun (25 Aug 1791 - 22 Sep 1851) [CDG1894B, CDG1894J, ER1894, HIST1947, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor: her son, Robert Graham Dun [CDG1894B, CDG1894J, ER1894, HIST1947, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J, ER1894]
Inscription: To the Glory of God and In Loving Memory of / LUCY WORTHAM DUN / 1790 - 1851 / This window is here placed by her son / Robert Graham Dun / 1894 [HIST1947]
Category: Resurrection with Christ
Location: west side [CDG1894B, HIST1947, HIST1957]
Cost: $5500 [ER1894]

Item 32.6.1.7

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Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Worthington Memorial Window
Description: ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894A, CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details: Mrs. Grover Worthington [CDG1894A]
Donor: the trustees of the church [CDG1894A]
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Location: south side [CDG1894A]

Item 32.6.1.8

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Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Massey Memorial Window
Theme: The Holy Spirit [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Holy Spirit
Location: west side [HIST1947]

Item 32.6.1.9

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Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Patterson Memorial Window
Description: floral design [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894A, CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details: Marcus Moore Patterson (1874-1874) and Edgar Evans Patterson (1874-1874) [HIST1957, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: their father, W.C. Patterson [CDG1894A, HIST1957]
and also their mother Virginia M. Patterson [HIST1957, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Floral
Location: south side [HIST1957]

Item 32.6.1.10

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Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Cochran Memorial Window
Description: ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894A, CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor: the trustees of the church [CDG1894A]
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Location: south side [CDG1894A]

Item 32.6.1.11

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

Status: Destroyed [CG1956, NPDT1956, HIST1957]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Martha Memorial Window
Description: ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation: [CDG1894J]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building completed, Oct 1894 [CDG1894J]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental

Item 32.6.1.12

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

Status: Destroyed if ever existed [DEDUCED]
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 91
Duncan 1980: Page 219
Tiffany 1897: Page 55
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental

References

CDG1893: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (6 Dec 1893, p. 1)
CDG1894A: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (9 Feb 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894B: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (2 Apr 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894C: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (17 May 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894D: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (30 May 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894E: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (23 Jun 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894F: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (16 Aug 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894G: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (10 Sep 1894, p. 3)
CDG1894H: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (11 Sep 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894I: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (20 Sep 1894, p. 1)
CDG1894J: Chillicothe Daily Gazette (11 Oct 1894, p. 1)
CG1956: Chillicothe Gazette (6 Sep 1956, p. 1)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
ER1894: East Liverpool Evening Review (5 Oct 1894, p. 4)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HIST1917: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio, an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, civic and social development (via Terry Sherburn), Lyle S. Evans (ed.) (1917, Vol. I, p. 319)
HIST1947: First Presbyterian Church 1897-1947, Chillicothe, Ohio (1947, p. 7)
HIST1957: First Presbyterian Church, 1957 (1957, p. 11-12)
HIST2006: Main Street, Chillicothe, Ohio, Patricia Fife Medert (2006, p. 90)
NPDT1956: New Philadelphia Daily Times (6 Sep 1956, p. 1)
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)
TIFF1896: Memorial Windows, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896)
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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