| Site Id: |
2.1.20 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Other name(s): |
Washington Avenue Baptist Church |
| Address: |
484 Washington Avenue |
| Location: |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11238, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.68426, -73.96523 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
Medium |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
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| Architect: |
Ebenezer L. Roberts [NYT1890, EAGLE1891A, NYT1891] |
| Also of interest: |
1902 Sizer Memorial Window, "Good Samaritan", by Benjamin Sellers [EAGLE1902A, EAGLE1902B, NYT1902] |
|
1911 chancel mosaic of Christ, St. Paul and St. Peter designed by Frances White and made by Walter Janes [EAGLE1911, BT1911, NYT1911] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Patton Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
star of pale brown with a white jewel for its heart [NYH1891] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1891A, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Alfred Spencer Patton (12 Dec 1824 - 12 Jan 1888) [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B, WEB] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 29 Mar 1891 [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Location: |
south side [NYH1891] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Cotton Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
at the top a black cross in a gold circlet, in center the word "Love" in gold, at the bottom an anchor of red and blue [NYH1891] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1891A, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Hannah M. Cotton [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Donor: |
her husband, William H. Cotton [NYH1891] |
| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 29 Mar 1891 [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Location: |
south side [NYH1891] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Harding Memorial Window |
| Description: |
symbolical [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
a shock of golden corn in a blue sky [NYH1891] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1891A, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Robert Harding (17 Mar 1811 - 14 Nov 1886) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 29 Mar 1891 [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Inscription: |
IN MEMORY OF / ROBERT HARDING / BORN MARCH 17 1811 / DIED NOVEMBER 14 1886 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Location: |
north side [NYH1891] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Roberts Memorial Window (Dingee Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
The Pilgrims [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1891A, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B, BRSU1891] |
| Designer: |
Louis Comfort Tiffany [NYH1891] |
| Memorial details: |
Ebenezer L. Roberts (d. 13 Mar 1890), the architect of the church, and a longtime deacon and trustee of the original congregation [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYT1890, NYH1891, NYTR1891B, BRSU1891] |
| Donor: |
his daughter, Mrs. I.E. Hasbrouck, and the church [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1890B, NYT1890] |
| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 29 Mar 1891 [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYTR1891B, BRSU1891] |
| Size: |
40' high x 15' wide [NYT1891] |
|
about 38' high x 10' wide [BRSU1891] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
BEHOLD / I SEND / AN ANGEL / BEFORE / THEE / TO KEEP / THEE IN / THE WAY // AND TO / BRING / THEE / INTO THE / PLACE WHICH I HAVE PREPARED [PHOTO, ORG] |
| Category: |
Pilgrim |
| Location: |
north transept [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B] |
| Cost: |
about $2000 [BRSU1891] |
| Restoration: |
Restored 2013-2014 by Rohlf's Stained and Leaded Glass Studio [WEB] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Dingee Memorial Window so either this was a mistake or a Dingee was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Comment: |
Window damaged by a vandal, Nov 1926 [NYT1926] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Dingee Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Resurrection [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 12 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[BT1890, EAGLE1891A, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Designer: |
Louis Comfort Tiffany [NYH1891] |
| Memorial details: |
Peter M. Dingee [BT1890, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
|
and his wife [EAGLE1890A] |
| Donor: |
their children [EAGLE1890A, BT1890, NYH1891] |
|
in particular, their son, Charles E. Dingee [BT1890] |
| Date: |
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 6 Apr 1890 [EAGLE1890A, BT1890] |
|
Modified window unveiled Easter Sunday, 29 Mar 1891 [EAGLE1891B] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Resurrection |
| Location: |
south transept [BT1890, EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B] |
| History: |
Window modified at the top by Tiffany in 1891 [EAGLE1891A, NYTR1891A, NYTR1891B] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Corning Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Light of the Cross [NYH1891] |
| Description: |
pearly cross set in the midst of blue rocks [NYH1891] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1891A, NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Catharine J. Corning (d. 25 Oct 1889) [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYTR1891B, EAGLE1889] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 29 Mar 1891 [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, NYTR1891B] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Location: |
south side [NYH1891] |
| Same as item: |
Probably 2.1.20.1 |
| BRSU1891: |
Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (30 Mar 1891, p. 5) |
| BT1890: |
The Brooklyn Times (7 Apr 1890, p. 4) |
| BT1911: |
The Brooklyn Times (12 Apr 1911, p. 10) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| EAGLE1889: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (26 Oct 1889, p. 5) |
| EAGLE1890A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (8 Apr 1890, p. 1) |
| EAGLE1890B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (14 Mar 1890, p. 6) |
| EAGLE1891A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (27 Mar 1891, p. 5) |
| EAGLE1891B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (30 Mar 1891, p. 1) |
| EAGLE1902A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (5 Jul 1902, p. 6) |
| EAGLE1902B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (6 Jul 1902, News and Cable section, p. 7) |
| EAGLE1911: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (13 Apr 1911, Picture Section, p. 1) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| NYH1891: |
New York Herald (19 Apr 1891, Brooklyn Supplement, p. 1) |
| NYT1890: |
New York Times (14 Mar 1890) |
| NYT1891: |
New York Times (19 Mar 1891, p. 8) |
| NYT1902: |
New York Times (7 Jul 1902, p. 7) |
| NYT1911: |
New York Times (12 Apr 1911) |
| NYT1926: |
New York Times (6 Dec 1926, p. 48) |
| NYTR1891A: |
New York Daily Tribune (19 Mar 1891, p. 12) |
| NYTR1891B: |
New York Daily Tribune (30 Mar 1891, p. 10) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| 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 |
