| Site Id: |
2.1.15 |
| Rating: |
2 stars |
| Other name(s): |
Iglesia Presbiteriana Memorial |
| Address: |
186 St. Johns Place |
| Location: |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11217, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.67634, -73.97441 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 14 and 17 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 lists this church twice, once on page 14 and once on page 17 [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1883 [AIA1978]; 1888 [AIA1978] |
| Architect: |
Pugin & Walter [AIA1978]; Marshall & Walter [AIA1978] |
| Also of interest: |
1896 Breed Memorial Window, "Christ and St. Peter Walking on the Sea", by Walter Janes [WJ1899, BRSU1896] |
| See also: |
Walter Janes and Frances White Census |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Woodford Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
St. Elizabeth of Hungary [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 14 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1892] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Evelyn Capen Woodford (20 Jul 1858 - 20 Jun 1891) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1892, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
father, General Stewart L. Woodford [EAGLE1892] |
| Date: |
Installed ca. Dec 1892 [EAGLE1892] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, EAGLE1892, STURM1982] |
| Inscription: |
Blessed are the pure / in heart // Evelyn Capen / Woodford / Died June 20th 1891// For they shall see / God [PHOTO, EAGLE1892, DEDUCED] |
| Category: |
St. Elizabeth |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Robertson Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Parable of the Talents [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 14 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1897A] |
| Designer: |
Edward Peck Sperry [EAGLE1897A] |
| Memorial details: |
John Robertson (1809 - Jun 1896) and Mary Troop Robertson (1826 - Dec 1888) [INSCRIPTION, TIFF1897, EAGLE1922, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
their daughter, Katherine Robertson Hardie [EAGLE1897A, TIFF1897, EAGLE1922] |
| Date: |
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 18 Apr 1897 [EAGLE1897A] |
| Lancets: |
2 [PHOTO, EAGLE1897A] |
| Inscription: |
His lord said unto him // Well done good and faithful // servant thou hast been // faithful over a few things // I will make thee ruler over // many things Enter thou // into the joy of they lord // St Matthew xxv 23 // In loving // memory of // John Robertson // Born 1809 Died 1896 // and his // wife // Mary Troop Robertson // Born 1826 Died 1888 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Parable of the Talents |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1897 (p. 90) quotes an extract from a letter by Dr. Victor A. Robertson which mentions that the window is in memory of his parents and also mentions his sister, Mrs. Hardie [TIFF1897, WEB] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Bayliss Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Christ Blessing Little Children [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 14 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / NEW YORK [PHOTO] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1897B, EAGLE1897C, NYO1897] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Benjamin Holmes Bayliss (22 Jul 1842 - 7 Mar 1897) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1897B, EAGLE1897C, NYO1897, NYEP1897] |
| Donor: |
Memorial Presbyterian Sunday School [EAGLE1897C] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 12 Sep 1897 [EAGLE1897B, NYO1897] |
|
Unveiled 26 Sep 1897 [EAGLE1897C] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
This window was erected by the Memorial Presbyterian Sunday school / In loving remembrance of / Benjamin Holmes Bayliss / For twenty five years its faithful Superintendent 1872 - 1897 [PHOTO, EAGLE1897C] |
| Category: |
Christ Blessing Children |
| After design: |
Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [PHOTO, EAGLE1897C] |
| Status: |
Extant [STREETVIEW] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Three Marys at Tomb [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 17 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK (with an insignia between the TIFFANY and the STVDIOS) [PHOTO] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1901] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
|
| Donor: |
the women of the church [EAGLE1901, NYS1901] |
| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 7 Apr 1901 [EAGLE1901, NYS1901, NYEP1901] |
| Lancets: |
5 [EAGLE1901, STREETVIEW] |
| Inscription: |
On bronze tablet on the sill of the window: A WORSHIPFUL TOKEN / TO OUR RISEN LORD / FROM THE / WOMEN OF MEMORIAL CHURCH / EASTER SUNDAY, 1901. [EAGLE1901, NYS1901, NYEP1901] |
| Category: |
Resurrection without Christ |
| Location: |
north end [EAGLE1901] |
| After design: |
Painting by Bernhard Plockhorst [NYEP1901] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Nelson Memorial Tablet |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1907] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Thomas A. Nelson (1843 - 16 Jun 1906) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1907, BRSU1907, BC1907, EAGLE1906] |
| Donor: |
Ladies' Aid Society [BRSU1907, BC1907] |
| Date: |
Unveiled Good Friday, 29 Mar 1907 [BRSU1907] |
|
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 31 Mar 1907 [EAGLE1907] |
| Inscription: |
In Loving and / Abiding Memory of / Reverend T.A. Nelson, D.D. / Born 1843 Died 1906 / Pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church / 1877 to 1899 / This building was erected during his ministry [PHOTO] |
| Comment: |
The tablet has a mosaic border [PHOTO, EAGLE1907] |
| AIA1978: |
AIA Guide to New York City, Norval White and Elliot Willensky (1978, p. 431) |
| BC1907: |
The Brooklyn Citizen (29 Mar 1907, p. 7) |
| BRSU1896: |
Brooklyn Standard Union (18 Mar 1896, p. 5) |
| BRSU1907: |
Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (28 Mar 1907, p. 2) |
| BT1898: |
The Brooklyn Times (11 Apr 1898, p. 9) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| EAGLE1892: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (15 Dec 1892, p. 7) |
| EAGLE1897A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (18 Apr 1897, Easter Supplement, p. 8-9) |
| EAGLE1897B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (18 Sep 1897, p. 3) |
| EAGLE1897C: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (27 Sep 1897, p. 5) |
| EAGLE1898A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (9 Apr 1898, p. 10) |
| EAGLE1898B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (10 Apr 1898, p. 9) |
| EAGLE1898C: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (17 Dec 1898, p. 3) |
| EAGLE1899: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (14 Jan 1899, p. 14) |
| EAGLE1901: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (4 Apr 1901, p. 5) |
| EAGLE1906: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (16 Jun 1906) |
| EAGLE1907: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (27 Mar 1907, p. 2) |
| EAGLE1922: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (11 Aug 1922, p. 7) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| GKK2024: |
Grace Kennings-Kwiatkowska, personal communication (28 Jan 2024) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| NYEP1897: |
New York Evening Post (8 Mar 1897, p. 7) |
| NYEP1901: |
New York Evening Post (6 Apr 1901) |
| NYO1897: |
The New York Observer (16 Sep 1897, p. 368) |
| NYS1901: |
New York Sun (8 Apr 1901) |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| STREETVIEW: |
Google StreetView |
| STURM1982: |
Stained Glass from Medieval Times to the Present, James L. Sturm (1982, p. 41, 54) |
| 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 |
| WJ1899: |
Illustrations of memorial and decorative stained glass windows executed by Walter Janes (ca. 1899) |
