St. John's Church, Brooklyn, New York City, New York

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Site Id:	2.1.62
Rating:	1 star
Address:	139 St John's Place
Location:	Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11217, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.67693, -73.97457
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1870 [AIA1978]
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

2.1.62.1:

Lounsbery Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Children (1898) (Extant)

Item 2.1.62.1

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Lounsbery Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Children

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Lounsbery Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ Blessing Children [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 16
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1898]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Addie Tiers Mabee Lounsbery (27 Dec 1851 - 16 Jan 1897) [EAGLE1898, INSCRIPTION]
Donor:	her husband, Alfred Bishop Lounsbery (in Church of the Messiah) [EAGLE1898, INSCRIPTION]
	Mrs. Jill Reintjes (window pieces) and Mrs. Ivy Latchman (restoration) (in St. John's Church) [ORG]
Date:	Unveiled 16 Jan 1898 (in Church of the Messiah) [EAGLE1898]
Lancets:	2 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Christ Blessing Children
Location:	in meeting room adjacent to nave [DT2014]
History:	Originally in Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn, NY (SITE:2.1.30) [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, EAGLE1898]
	Damaged in fire of 1969, window pieces sold at auction, bought by Mort and Jill Malkin and in 1988 donated by Jill to St. John's [ORG]
After design:	Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [PHOTO]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 spells the name as Loundsbury [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Comment:	Memorial panel removed [DT2014]
Same as item:	2.1.30.3

References

AIA1978:	AIA Guide to New York City, Norval White and Elliot Willensky (1978, p. 432)
DT2014:	Donald Traser, personal communication (21 Aug 2014)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1898:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (15 Jan 1898, p. 7)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
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)