| Site Id: |
13.1.7 |
| Rating: |
2 stars |
| Address: |
1936 S. Michigan Avenue |
| Location: |
Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
41.85573, -87.62423 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 52 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 210 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 33 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1872-1874 [ORG]; 1900-1901 [IO1900, CST1901] |
| Architect: |
James Renwick, Jr. [ORG]; Howard Van Doren Shaw [IO1900] |
| Comment: |
The 1874 building was badly damaged by fire 8 Mar 1900 [CDT1900] |
| Also of interest: |
Six 1902 windows designed by William Fair Kline and made by Church Glass & Decorating Company (one replacing an 1893 window by La Farge, which was destroyed in the 1900 fire) [IO1902, NYTR1902, NYO1906, ADV1906] |
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Two windows designed by Edward Burne-Jones and made by Morris & Co. [ART1911, ORG] |
|
1905 Sanger Memorial Window, "Cast Thy Garment About Thee and Follow Me", by Healy and Millet [CDT1905] |
|
1912 McBirney Memorial Window, "Beside Still Waters", by McCully & Miles [ORG, IO1912] |
| See also: |
Church Glass and Decorating Company Census |
| Status: |
Destroyed [ORG] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Kellogg Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Angel of Adoration [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 52 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 210 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 33 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[IO1889, EPOCH1889] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Charles P. Kellogg [CT1890A, IO1890, ORG] |
|
and also Palmer V. Kellogg and an infant [ORG] |
| Donor: |
wife / mother / mother, Sarah Helen Kellogg [IO1889, EPOCH1889, CT1890A, IO1890, ORG] |
| Date: |
Completed ca. Oct 1889 [IO1889, EPOCH1889] |
| Size: |
about 16' high x 6' wide [IO1889, EPOCH1889] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Adoring Angels |
| Cost: |
about $2000 [IO1889, EPOCH1889] |
| Comment: |
Destroyed in the 1900 fire and replaced with a new window (ITEM:13.1.7.6) [CDT1900, IO1900, CST1901] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Spencer Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Christ Blessing Little Children [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 52 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 210 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 33 |
| Signature: |
none [ORG] |
| Other documentation: |
[HIST1913] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Franklin Fayette Spencer (13 Oct 1817 - 1 Nov 1890) and his wife Rachel Gifford Macomber Spencer (d. 18 Mar 1887) [HIST1913, CT1890B] |
| Donor: |
likely his daughters, Abby (Mrs. Augustus) Eddy and Delia (Mrs. Arthur) Caton [ORG] |
| Date: |
Unveiled in original site, 13 Nov 1892 [HIST1913] |
|
Dedicated in Second Presbyterian 26 Jun 1927 [CST1927] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
TO THE GLORY OF GOD, / AND IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF / FRANKLIN FAYETTE SPENCER, / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 1, 1890, AND OF / RACHEL GIFFORD SPENCER, / HIS WIFE, WHO DIED MARCH 18, 1887. [HIST1913, ORG] |
| Category: |
Christ Blessing Children |
| History: |
Originally in First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.6) [HIST1913] |
|
Moved with congregation after 1912 merger with Forty-First Street Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.35) and installed there in 1913 [HIST1913, ORG, LDR2006] |
|
Moved to Second Presbyterian after 1926 merger of First Presbyterian with Woodlawn Park Presbyterian Church and dedicated here in 1927 [ORG_OLD, ORG, CST1927] |
| After design: |
Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [ORG, PHOTO] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 list the window under Second Presbyterian, but it was originally in First Presbyterian (SITE:13.1.6) [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Comment: |
It was installed in 1927 by Giannini & Hilgart, who added the border at that time to compensate for the difference in the size of the window openings [ORG] |
| Same as item: |
13.1.6.1, 13.1.35.1 |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Humphrey Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Jeweled Window [ORG] |
| Description: |
ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 52 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 210 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 33 |
| Signature: |
none [ORG] |
| Other documentation: |
[IO1893A, IO1893B, NYTR1893, NYET1893, DAF1893, HW1893, HIST1913] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Rev. Zephaniah Moore Humphrey (30 Aug 1824 - 13 Nov 1881), pastor of church 1859-1868 [CDT1893A, CDT1893B, CDT1893C, IO1893A, IO1893B, NYTR1893, NYET1893, INT1893A, INT1893B, DAF1893, HW1893, HIST1913] |
| Donor: |
his wife, Harriette L. Sykes Humphrey [CDT1893A, CDT1893B, IO1893A, NYTR1893, INT1893A, WEB] |
|
Marshall Field [CST1927] |
| Date: |
Exhibited Aug 1893 at Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company [IO1893A, NYTR1893, NYET1893] |
|
Unveiled in original site, 10 Sep 1893 [CDT1893B, CDT1893C, IO1893B, INT1893B, HIST1913] |
|
Dedicated in Second Presbyterian 26 Jun 1927 [CST1927] |
| Size: |
16'9" high x 8'2" wide [HABS2010] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
None [ORG] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| History: |
Originally in First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.6) [HIST1913] |
|
Moved with congregation after 1912 merger with Forty-First Street Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.35) and installed there in 1913 [HIST1913, ORG, LDR2006] |
|
Moved to Second Presbyterian after 1926 merger of First Presbyterian with Woodlawn Park Presbyterian Church and dedicated here in 1927 [ORG_OLD, ORG, CST1927] |
| Restoration: |
Restored 2025-2026 by Venturella Studio [CBS2026] |
| Comment: |
It was installed in 1927 by Giannini & Hilgart, who added the border at that time to compensate for the difference in the size of the window openings [ORG] |
| Same as item: |
13.1.6.2, 13.1.35.2 |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Mitchell Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
St. Paul Preaching at Athens [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 52 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 210 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 33 |
| Signature: |
none [ORG] |
| Other documentation: |
[IO1895, NYT1895, EVAN1895, HIST1913] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Dr. Arthur Mitchell, D.D. (d. 24 Apr 1893), pastor of church 1868-1880 [IO1895, NYT1895, EVAN1895, HIST1913] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
Unveiled in original site, 2 Jun 1895 [HIST1913] |
|
Dedicated in Second Presbyterian 26 Jun 1927 [CST1927] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
None [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
St. Paul |
| History: |
Originally in First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.6) [HIST1913] |
|
Moved with congregation after 1912 merger with Forty-First Street Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.35) and installed there in 1913 [HIST1913, ORG, LDR2006] |
|
Moved to Second Presbyterian after 1926 merger of First Presbyterian with Woodlawn Park Presbyterian Church and dedicated here in 1927 [ORG_OLD, ORG, CST1927] |
| Restoration: |
The lower panel was restored and cleaned in the 1990s [ORG] |
|
Restored 2021-2022 by Venturella Studio [ORG] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1897 (p. 85) quotes an extract from a letter by William H. Swift (president of the board of trustees of First Presbyterian Church) saying that the window was beautifully executed [TIFF1897, DEDUCED] |
| Comment: |
It was installed in 1927 by Giannini & Hilgart, who added the border at that time to compensate for the difference in the size of the window openings [ORG] |
| Same as item: |
13.1.6.3, 13.1.35.3 |
| ADV1906: |
The Advance (12 Apr 1906, cover and p. 484) |
| ART1911: |
American Art Annual (1911, Vol. IX, p. 17) |
| CBS2026: |
CBS News Chicago (2 Jun 2026) |
| CDT1893A: |
Chicago Daily Tribune (23 Aug 1893, p. 6) |
| CDT1893B: |
Chicago Daily Tribune (10 Sep 1893, p. 10) |
| CDT1893C: |
Chicago Daily Tribune (11 Sep 1893, p. 1) |
| CDT1900: |
Chicago Daily Tribune (9 Mar 1900, p. 1) |
| CDT1905: |
Chicago Daily Tribune (18 Nov 1905, p. 5) |
| CDT1918: |
Chicago Daily Tribune (23 Feb 1918, p. 8) |
| CST1901: |
Chicago Sunday Tribune (10 Nov 1901, p. 8) |
| CST1927: |
Chicago Sunday Tribune (26 Jun 1927, Part 8, p. 8) |
| CT1890A: |
Chicago Tribune (1 Jan 1890, p. 6) |
| CT1890B: |
Chicago Tribune (2 Nov 1890, p. 4) |
| DAF1893: |
The Decorator and Furnisher (Sep 1893, Vol. 22, No. 6, p. 231) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| EPOCH1889: |
The Epoch (18 Oct 1889, p. 592) |
| EVAN1895: |
The Evangelist (20 Jun 1895, p. 20) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| HABS2010: |
Historic American Buildings Survey, Stephanie Gawur and Emily Wallrath (2010) |
| HIST1913: |
The First Presbyterian Church Chicago, Philo Adam Otis (1913, p. 90, 92, 96, 136) |
| HW1893: |
Harper's Weekly (9 Sep 1893, p. 856) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| INT1893A: |
The Interior (31 Aug 1893, p. 33) |
| INT1893B: |
The Interior (14 Sep 1893, p. 25) |
| IO1889: |
Daily Inter Ocean (27 Oct 1889, p. 2) |
| IO1890: |
Daily Inter Ocean (1 Jan 1890, p. 6) |
| IO1893A: |
Daily Inter Ocean (20 Aug 1893, p. 2) |
| IO1893B: |
Daily Inter Ocean (10 Sep 1893, p. 3) |
| IO1895: |
Daily Inter Ocean (3 Jun 1895, p. 7) |
| IO1900: |
Daily Inter Ocean (13 Oct 1900, p. 7) |
| IO1902: |
Daily Inter Ocean (9 Feb 1902, p. 4) |
| IO1912: |
Daily Inter Ocean (29 Apr 1912, p. 8) |
| LDR2006: |
Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church Building, Landmark Designation Report, Susan Perry, Terry Tatum and Brian Goeken (2006) |
| NYET1893: |
New York Evening Telegram (18 Aug 1893, p. 2) |
| NYO1906: |
The New York Observer (12 Apr 1906, cover and p. 458) |
| NYT1895: |
New York Times (2 Jun 1895, p. 22) |
| NYTR1893: |
New York Daily Tribune (19 Aug 1893, p. 4) |
| NYTR1902: |
New York Tribune (2 Feb 1902, Illustrated Supplement, p. 9) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| ORG_OLD: |
Organization that was previous owner |
| 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 |
