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Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, Brooklyn, New York City, New York

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: 2.1.2
Rating: 2 stars
Other name(s): St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Address: 520 Clinton Avenue
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11238, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.68274, -73.96694
Tiffany 1910: Page 13
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Page 10
Tiffany 1893: Listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1888-1891 [WIKI]; 1915 [BDT1915, EAGLE1915]
Architect: John Welch [WIKI]; Dodge & Morrison [BDT1915]
Comment: The building was largely destroyed by fire 9 Mar 1914 but the windows survived with some damage [EAGLE1914, BDT1914, BC1914, CHU1914]
Also of interest:

Site Items

2.1.2.1: Annan Memorial Window: Christ and the Woman of Samaria (1891) (Extant) item has a photo
2.1.2.2: Gardner Memorial Window: Star of Bethlehem (1897) (Extant) item has a photo
2.1.2.3: Gardner Memorial Window: Adoration of the Magi (1897) (Extant) item has a photo
2.1.2.4.a: Martin Memorial Window: Archangel Gabriel (1907) (Extant) item has a photo
2.1.2.4.b: Martin Memorial Window: Archangel Raphael (1907) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 2.1.2.1

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Annan Memorial Window: Christ and the Woman of Samaria
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Annan Memorial Window
Theme: Christ and the Woman of Samaria [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 13
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Page 10
Signature: none seen [DT2014, GKK2025]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Charlotte Gorham Harman (Mrs. Edward) Annan (10 Apr 1835 - 31 Jul 1889) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1891, FINDAGRAVE, EAGLE1889]
Donor:
Date: ca. 1891 [EAGLE1891]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORIAM // CHARLOTTE G HARMAN // BELOVED WIFE OF // EDWARD ANNAN // BORN APRIL 10TH 1835 // DIED AUGUST 31ST 1889 // JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HER // WHOSOEVER DRINKETH OF THIS WATER // SHALL THIRST AGAIN BUT WHOSOEVER // DRINKETH OF THE WATER THAT I SHALL // GIVE HIM SHALL NEVER THIRST BUT THE // WATER THAT I SHALL GIVE HIM SHALL BE // IN HIM A WELL OF WATER SPRINGING UP // INTO EVERLASTING LIFE John IV. 13,14 [PHOTO, GKK2025]
Category: Woman of Samaria
Comment: The window inscription says that Mrs. Annan died 31 Aug 1889 but she died 31 Jul 1889 [FINDAGRAVE, EAGLE1889]

Item 2.1.2.2

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Gardner Memorial Window: Star of Bethlehem
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Gardner Memorial Window
Theme: Star of Bethlehem [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 13
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Page 10
Signature: none seen [GKK2025]
Other documentation: [EAGLE1897A]
Designer: Frederick Wilson [EAGLE1897A]
Memorial details: George C. Gardner (d. 31 Dec 1883) and Margaret Gardner (d. 2 Jul 1896) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1897A]
Donor: Christine M. Gardner [EAGLE1897C, CHU1897, DEDUCED]
Date: Unveiled Easter Sunday, 18 Apr 1897 [EAGLE1897A]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO, EAGLE1897A]
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOSEPH C GARDNER / ENTERED INTO REST DECEMBER 31 1883 // AND HIS WIFE / MARGARET GARDNER / ENTERED INTO REST JVLY 2 1896 [PHOTO, GKK2025]
Category: Star of Bethlehem
Cost: $1000 [CHU1897]

Item 2.1.2.3

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Gardner Memorial Window: Adoration of the Magi
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Gardner Memorial Window
Theme: Adoration of the Magi [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 13
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Page 10
Signature: COPYRIGHT 1897 / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / NEW YORK [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
signature
Other documentation: [EAGLE1897C, EAGLE1897D]
Designer:
Memorial details: Lydia Alice Gardner (d. 22 Feb 1888) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1897B, EAGLE1897C, EAGLE1897D]
Donor: Christine M. Gardner [EAGLE1897C, CHU1897]
Date: Copyright 1897 [SIGNATURE]
Unveiled 31 Oct 1897 [EAGLE1897B, EAGLE1897C]
Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1897 [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1897D]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LYDIA ALICE GARDNER // (rest of inscription now missing) ENTERED INTO REST FEBRUARY 22, 1888 / ALL SAINTS' DAY 1897 [EAGLE1897C, PHOTO, GKK2025, DEDUCED]
Category: Adoration of the Magi
Cost: $1000 [CHU1897]
After design: Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [EAGLE1897C]

Item 2.1.2.4.a

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Martin Memorial Window: Archangel Gabriel
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Martin Memorial Window
Theme: Archangel Gabriel [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, EAGLE1907B, BRSU1907, BDT1907, ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, EAGLE1907B, BRSU1907, BDT1907, CHU1907]
Designer: Frederick Wilson [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, BRSU1907, BDT1907, CHU1907]
Memorial details: Colonel Henry Patchen Martin (13 Nov 1827 - 10 Oct 1906) (1827-1906) [INSCRIPTION, NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, EAGLE1907B, BRSU1907, CHU1907, BDT1907, ORG]
Donor:
Date: Presented All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1907 [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, BRSU1907, BDT1907, CHU1907]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / HENRY PATCHEN MARTIN [PHOTO, BDT1907]
Category: Gabriel

Item 2.1.2.4.b

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Martin Memorial Window: Archangel Raphael
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Martin Memorial Window
Theme: Archangel Raphael [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, EAGLE1907B, BRSU1907, BDT1907]
Archangel Michael [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS - N Y [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation: [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, EAGLE1907B, BRSU1907, BDT1907, CHU1907]
Designer: Frederick Wilson [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, BRSU1907, BDT1907, CHU1907]
Memorial details: Colonel Henry Patchen Martin (13 Nov 1827 - 10 Oct 1906) (1827-1906) [INSCRIPTION, NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, EAGLE1907B, BRSU1907, CHU1907, BDT1907, ORG]
Donor:
Date: Presented All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1907 [NYEP1907, EAGLE1907A, BRSU1907, BDT1907, CHU1907]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: BORN NOVEMBER 13, 1827 / DIED OCTOBER 10, 1906 [PHOTO, BDT1907]
Category: Raphael

References

BC1914: The Brooklyn Citizen (10 Mar 1914, p. 1, 12)
BDT1907: The Brooklyn Daily Times (1 Nov 1907, p. 6)
BDT1914: The Brooklyn Daily Times (10 Mar 1914, p. 1)
BDT1915: The Brooklyn Daily Times (27 Feb 1915, p. 1)
BRSU1907: Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (1 Nov 1907, p. 12)
CHU1897: The Churchman (20 Mar 1897, p. 463-464)
CHU1907: The Churchman (16 Nov 1907, p. 750)
CHU1914: The Churchman (21 Mar 1914, p. 378)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DT2014: Donald Traser, personal communication (21 Aug 2014)
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1889: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1 Aug 1889, p. 3)
EAGLE1891: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (19 Oct 1891, p. 1)
EAGLE1897A: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (18 Apr 1897, Easter Supplement, p. 8-9)
EAGLE1897B: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (30 Oct 1897, p. 8)
EAGLE1897C: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (31 Oct 1897, p. 20)
EAGLE1897D: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (2 Nov 1897, p. 7)
EAGLE1907A: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1 Nov 1907, p. 10)
EAGLE1907B: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (2 Nov 1907, Long Island Section, p. 3)
EAGLE1914: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (10 Mar 1914, p. 1, 2)
EAGLE1915: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (19 Oct 1915, Picture and Sporting Section, p. 1)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
GKK2025: Grace Kennings-Kwiatkowska, personal communication (5 Jul 2025)
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
NYEP1907: New York Evening Post (2 Nov 1907, p. 9)
ORG: Organization
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)
WIKI: Wikipedia

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