| Site Id: |
33.57.3 |
| Rating: |
3 stars |
| Other name(s): |
First Presbyterian Church; Westminster Presbyterian Church |
| Address: |
550 Madison Avenue |
| Location: |
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
41.41001, -75.65483 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 107 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 222 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1904 [ST1904, SR1904] |
| Architect: |
L.C. Holden and R.W. Snyder [ST1904, SR1904] |
| Comment: |
The university purchased the site from the church in 1987 [ORG] |
| Also of interest: |
1904 Pentecost mosaic designed by Frances White and made by Walter Janes [ST1904, SR1904, ARCH1905, AIA1905, ARCH1907] |
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1906 Storrs Memorial Window, "Christ and the Woman at the Well of Samaria", by John La Farge [SR1906, ST1906] |
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1917 bronze Bull Memorial Tablet by Tiffany Studios [WBR1917] |
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1929 Scranton Memorial medallion window by D'Ascenzo Studios [SR1929] |
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1938 Inglis Memorial Window, "Sermon on the Mount", by Willet [ORG] |
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1938 Platt Memorial Window, "Nativity", by Willet [ORG] |
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1938 Schautz Memorial Window, "Boy Jesus in the Temple", by Willet [ORG] |
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Three 1960s windows by Baut Studios [ORG] |
| 33.57.3.1: |
Platt Memorial Window: Ascension (1904) (Extant)  |
| 33.57.3.2: |
Manness Memorial Window: Prayer of the Good Shepherd (1915) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.3: |
Fuller Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Little Children (1915) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.4: |
Dickson Memorial Window: The Good Samaritan (1915) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.5: |
Griffin Memorial Window: Christ Knocking at the Door (1927) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.6: |
Hunt Memorial Window: The Supper at Emmaus (1916) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.7: |
Fowler Memorial Window: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (1927) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.8: |
Jones Memorial Window: The Lord's Supper (1927) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.9: |
Hallstead Memorial Window: Resurrection (1911) (Extant) |
| 33.57.3.10: |
Decker Memorial Font: baptismal font, marble inlaid with glass and mother-of-pearl (Extant) |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Platt Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 106 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 222 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Joseph Curtis Platt (17 Sep 1816 - 15 Nov 1887) and Catherine Serena Scranton Platt (1 Apr 1822 - 4 Jul 1887) [INSCRIPTION, ST1904, SR1904] |
| Donor: |
their daughter, Emma Platt [ST1904, SR1904] |
| Date: |
In place when building dedicated, 23 Oct 1904 [ST1904, SR1904] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
In Loving Memory of // J. Curtis Platt / Born Sept. 17, 1816 - Died Nov. 15, 1887 // and his wife / Catherine Serena Scranton / Born April 1, 1822 - Died July 4, 1887 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Ascension |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Hallstead Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Resurrection [STIME1911, WBTL1911] |
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The Resurrection Angel [ORG] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[STIME1911, WBTL1911] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Hallstead family [INSCRIPTION, ART2002] |
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William Finn Hallstead (22 Mar 1836 - 23 Feb 1908) [STIME1911, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
Mary Elizabeth Harding (Mrs. William Finn) Hallstead [SR1911, STIME1911, WBTL1911, HIST1923, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
Installed Apr 1911 [INSCRIPTION, HIST1923] |
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Dedicated Easter Sunday, 16 Apr 1911 [STIME1911, WBTL1911] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, STIME1911, WBTL1911] |
| Inscription: |
THE HALLSTEAD MEMORIAL / ERECTED - EASTER 1911 [PHOTO, STIME1911, WBTL1911] |
| Category: |
Angel of Resurrection |
| AIA1905: |
Catalogue, Fifth Exhibition of the Brooklyn Chapter, American Institute of Architects (1905, p. xxv) |
| ARCH1905: |
Catalogue of the Twentienth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York (1905, p. 39) |
| ARCH1907: |
The Pittsburgh Architectural Club, Fourth Exhibition (1907, p. 41) |
| ART2002: |
The Art of Stained Glass, Richard W. Rousseau (2002, p. 5-22) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| HIST1923: |
The First Presbyterian Church of Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1848-1923, William Jessup Hand (1923, p. 95) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| NYT1914: |
New York Times (16 Sep 1914) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| SIGNATURE: |
Signature on item |
| SR1903: |
The Scranton Republican (12 Nov 1903, p. 4-5) |
| SR1904: |
The Scranton Republican (24 Oct 1904, p. 7) |
| SR1906: |
The Scranton Republican (24 Dec 1906, p. 5) |
| SR1911: |
The Scranton Republican (31 Jul 1911, p. 2) |
| SR1915A: |
The Scranton Republican (15 Mar 1915, p. 12) |
| SR1915B: |
The Scranton Republican (20 Mar 1915, p. 4) |
| SR1925A: |
The Scranton Republican (25 Nov 1925, p. 5) |
| SR1925B: |
The Scranton Republican (12 Dec 1925, p. 2) |
| SR1929: |
The Scranton Republican (7 Oct 1929, p. 3) |
| ST1904: |
The Scranton Truth (22 Oct 1904, p. 5) |
| ST1906: |
The Scranton Truth (24 Dec 1906, p. 11) |
| STIME1911: |
The Scranton Times (15 Apr 1911, p. 1) |
| STIME1916: |
The Scranton Times (5 May 1916, p. 5) |
| STIME1927: |
The Scranton Times (8 Sep 1927, p. 4) |
| TGM2017: |
Tiffany's Glass Mosaics, Kelly A. Conway and Lindsy R. Parrott (mosaic list compiled by Morgan T. Albahary) (2017, p. 247) |
| 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) |
| WBR1917: |
Wilkes-Barre Record (23 Jan 1917, p. 24) |
| WBTL1911: |
Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader (15 Apr 1911, p. 5) |
| WEB: |
Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
