| Site Id: |
2.1.22 |
| Rating: |
Nothing |
| Address: |
Pierrepont Street, near Monroe Place |
| Location: |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11201, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.69546, -73.99329 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 13 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Demolished |
| Building date: |
1850-1851 [ARCH2001] |
| Architect: |
Minard Lafever [ARCH2001] |
| Comment: |
Building demolished in 1930s to make way for the Court House of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court [ARCH2001] |
|
Tiffany redecorated church in 1890, including use of aluminum, and windows added at that time [EAGLE1890A, EAGLE1890B, BDT1890] |
| Also of interest: |
|
| Status: |
Removed [EAGLE1937] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Bethune Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Light of the World [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 13 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, BRSU1891, NYS1891, NYH1891] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Rev. Dr. George Washington Bethune (18 Mar 1805 - 28 Apr 1862), first pastor of the church, 1851-1859 (of the congregation from 1849) [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, BRSU1891, NYS1891, CU1891, WIKI] |
| Donor: |
Mrs. Cornelius Bergen, Mrs. Margaret S. Herriman, Mrs. Aaron L. Reid, Mrs. Margaret F. Bergen, Miss Eleanor E. Bergen, Miss Elizabeth Nexsen, Mrs. Mary A. Gardner, Mrs. Augusta C. Patrick, Mrs. Mary V. Walbridge, Mr. David M. Stone, Mr. John Gibb, Mr. Benjamin D. Silliman, Mr. A.A. Low, Mr. John A. Nexsen, Mr. Samual Sloan, Mr. B.G. Clarke, Mr. James C. Bergen, Mr. Robert Schell, Mr. Edward Schell, Mr. Andrew H. De Witt, Mr. Ten Eyck Sutphen, Mr. James Hageman, Mr. James S. Wetmore [EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, BRSU1891] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 8 Feb 1891 [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, NYT1891, BRSU1891, NYS1891, CU1891] |
| Size: |
16' high x 4' wide [EAGLE1890B] |
| Lancets: |
1 [EAGLE1891A] |
| Inscription: |
BEHOLD I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK // DEBONAIR / 1851 1859 / IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE W. / BETHUNE D.D. / FIRST PASTOR / OF THIS / CHURCH // THE SAME CAME FOR WITNESS / THAT HE MIGHT BEAR WITNESS / OF THE LIGHT [EAGLE1891A, EAGLE1891B, BRSU1891, NYS1891] |
| Category: |
Christ Knocking at the Door |
| Location: |
east wall [EAGLE1890B] |
|
northeast corner of church [NYT1891] |
| Cost: |
$2000 [BRSU1891, NYS1891] |
| History: |
Removed before building demolished and stored in cellar of Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY (SITE:2.1.21), but whereabouts now unknown [EAGLE1937, ORG_NEW] |
| After design: |
Painting, "The Light of the World", by William Holman Hunt, in Keble College, Oxford, England (1854) [EAGLE1890B, EAGLE1891A] |
| Status: |
Removed [EAGLE1937] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Sherman Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Child Christ in the Temple [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 13 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1890B, NYH1891] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Julia C. Deming Sherman (d. 8 Aug 1888) [EAGLE1890B, NYT1890, EAGLE1891A, NYEP1888, NYH1891] |
| Donor: |
her husband, John T. Sherman [NYH1891] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 5 Oct 1890 [NYT1890] |
| Size: |
16' high x 4' wide [EAGLE1890B] |
| Lancets: |
1 [EAGLE1890B] |
| Inscription: |
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JULIA C. SHERMAN [EAGLE1890B, EAGLE1891A] |
|
I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness [NYH1891] |
| Category: |
Disputation in the Temple |
| Location: |
west wall [EAGLE1890B] |
| History: |
Removed before building demolished and stored in cellar of Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY (SITE:2.1.21), but whereabouts now unknown [EAGLE1937, ORG_NEW] |
| After design: |
Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [EAGLE1890B, NYH1891] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 just calls this a Memorial Window (without a name) [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Status: |
Removed [EAGLE1937] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Stone Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
cross and crown with passion flowers at the sides [EAGLE1890B, NYT1890] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 13 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1890B, NYH1891] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Delia Charlotte Hall Stone (10 Jan 1818 - 19 Oct 1887) [EAGLE1890B, NYT1890, NYH1891, STONE1888, NYT1887] |
| Donor: |
her husband, David Marvin Stone [EAGLE1890B, NYH1891, STONE1888] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 5 Oct 1890 [NYT1890, EAGLE1890B] |
| Lancets: |
1 [EAGLE1890B] |
| Inscription: |
BORN / JAN 10TH 1818 // IN MEMORY OF / DELIA CHARLOTTE STONE // ENTERED *** / OCT 19TH 1887 [EAGLE1890B, DEDUCED] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Location: |
facing Pierrepont Street, east [NYH1891] |
| History: |
Removed before building demolished and stored in cellar of Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY (SITE:2.1.21), but whereabouts now unknown [EAGLE1937, ORG_NEW] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 has two entries for ornamental windows and it's not clear which corresponds to what [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Removed [EAGLE1937] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Koop Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
lamp with grape vine at the sides [EAGLE1890B, NYH1891] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 15 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 203 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 13 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1890B, NYH1891] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Herman H. Koop, his wife Sallie Clarinda Koop (11 Jun 1837 - 20 Sep 1867), and their son Charles Godfrey Koop (9 May 1857 - 23 Dec 1885) [NYH1891, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
remaining members of the family [NYH1891] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 5 Oct 1890 [NYT1890, EAGLE1890B] |
| Lancets: |
1 [EAGLE1890B] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Location: |
facing Pierrepont Street, west [NYH1891] |
| History: |
Removed before building demolished and stored in cellar of Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY (SITE:2.1.21), but whereabouts now unknown [EAGLE1937, ORG_NEW] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 has two entries for ornamental windows and it's not clear which corresponds to what [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Unknown |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Talman Memorial Dome |
| Description: |
dome mosaics [EAGLE1890B] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1890B] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
William Hertzel Talman (27 Oct 1850 - 6 Sep 1851), Frederica Hertzel Talman Webster (11 Apr 1852 - 20 Nov 1876), Emma L. Talman (12 Dec 1856 - 17 May 1879), William Gardner Talman, Jr. (2 Jan 1862 - 8 Oct 1879), and Caroline H. Talman (20 Jul 1863 - 25 Sep 1888) [BC1901, FINDAGRAVE, DEDUCED] |
| Donor: |
their mother, Frederica Hertzel (Mrs. William Gardner) Talman [BC1901, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 5 Oct 1890 [NYT1890, EAGLE1890B] |
| Inscription: |
|
| ARCH2001: |
An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn, Francis Morrone (2001, p. 83) |
| BC1901: |
The Brooklyn Citizen (23 Nov 1901, p. 3) |
| BDT1890: |
Brooklyn Daily Times (27 Sep 1890, p. 7) |
| BRSU1891: |
Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (9 Feb 1891, p. 4) |
| CU1891: |
The Christian Union (12 Feb 1891, p. 221) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| EAGLE1890A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (17 Jul 1890, p. 4) |
| EAGLE1890B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (12 Oct 1890, p. 9) |
| EAGLE1891A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (8 Feb 1891, p. 5) |
| EAGLE1891B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (9 Feb 1891, p. 1) |
| EAGLE1937: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (27 Feb 1937, p. 7) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| NYEP1888: |
New York Evening Post (10 Aug 1888, p. 5) |
| NYH1891: |
New York Herald (19 Apr 1891, Brooklyn Supplement, p. 1) |
| NYS1891: |
New York Sun (9 Feb 1891, p. 2) |
| NYT1887: |
New York Times (21 Oct 1887) |
| NYT1890: |
New York Times (5 Oct 1890) |
| NYT1891: |
New York Times (9 Feb 1891) |
| ORG_NEW: |
Organization that is new owner |
| STONE1888: |
The Family of John Stone, One of the First Settlers of Guilford, Conn., William L. Stone 2d. (1988, p. 125 and 134) |
| 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 |
