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Central Congregational Church, 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: 2.1.69
Rating: Nothing
Address: Hancock Street near Franklin Avenue
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11216, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.68194, -73.95521 (approx)
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Demolished
Building date:
Architect:
Comment: Building demolished in ca. 1942 [NYCAGO]
Also of interest:

Site Items

2.1.69.1: Higgins Memorial Window: Thine, O Lord, Is the Victory (1926) (Removed) item has a photo
2.1.69.2: Jones Memorial Window: Nativity (1928) (Unknown)

Item 2.1.69.1

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Higgins Memorial Window:  Thine, O Lord, Is the Victory
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [ORG_NEW]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Higgins Memorial Window
Theme: Thine, O Lord, Is the Victory [NYS1926, NYT1926, MH1926, EAGLE1926, BDT1926A, BDT1926B, CHAT1926]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYS1926, NYT1926, MH1926, EAGLE1926, BDT1926A, BDT1926B, CHAT1926]
Designer:
Memorial details: William Ardiss Higgins, Jr. (18 Jun 1895 - 14 Aug 1918) [INSCRIPTION, NYS1926, NYT1926, MH1926, EAGLE1926, BDT1926A, BDT1926B, CHAT1926]
Donor: his mother, Nelletta Strong Higgins [NYS1926, NYT1926, MH1926, EAGLE1926, BDT1926A, BDT1926B, CHAT1926, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Dedicated 5 Jan 1926 [BDT1926B]
Lancets: 4 [PHOTO, BDT1926A, BDT1926B]
Inscription: Thine O Lord // is the Victory // In / Loving Memory of / William Ardiss Higgins Jr / Born June 18th 1895 // Who to the / Glory / of God / Gave his life in behalf of justice / and peace on August 14th 1918 [PHOTO, NYT1926, NYS1926, BDT1926B, MH1926]
Category: Christian Knight; War Memorial
History: Moved to Cadman Memorial Church, Brooklyn, NY (SITE:2.1.32) when churches merged in 1942 [ORG_NEW]
Comment: Outer two (landscape) panes removed when window moved to Cadman Memorial Church [PHOTO, BDT1926A, BDT1926B, DEDUCED]
Same as item: 2.1.32.2

Item 2.1.69.2

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

Status: Unknown
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Jones Memorial Window
Theme: Nativity [BDT1928A, BDT1928B, EAGLE1928, SCN1928]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [BDT1928A, BDT1928B, EAGLE1928, SCN1928]
Designer:
Memorial details: Frank S. Jones (1848 - 13 May 1927) and Mary Louise Granbery Jones (1852-1927) [BDT1928A, BDT1928B, EAGLE1928, SCN1928, PA1928, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: their daughter, Maude (Mrs. David J.) Shea [BDT1928A, BDT1928B, EAGLE1928, SCN1928, PA1928, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Dedicated 3 Nov 1928 [SCN1928]
Dedicated 4 Nov 1928 [BDT1928A, BDT1928B]
Inscription: All nations shall come and worship Thee [BDT1928A, EAGLE1928]
Category: Nativity; Round Window

References

BDT1926A: The Brooklyn Daily Times (2 Jan 1926, p. 14)
BDT1926B: The Brooklyn Daily Times (5 Jan 1926, p. 4)
BDT1928A: The Brooklyn Daily Times (3 Nov 1928, p. 56)
BDT1928B: The Brooklyn Daily Times (5 Nov 1928, p. 8)
CHAT1926: The Chat (Flatbush) (9 Jan 1926, p. 6)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1926: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (2 Jan 1926, p. 2)
EAGLE1928: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (11 Nov 1928, p. E7)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
MH1926: Miami Herald (14 Jan 1926, p. E16)
NYCAGO: New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
NYS1926: New York Sun (30 Jan 1926, p. 8)
NYT1926: New York Times (2 Jan 1926)
ORG_NEW: Organization that is new owner
PA1928: Patchogue Advance (16 Nov 1928, Section 2, Page 6)
PHOTO: Photo of item
SCN1928: The Suffolk County News (9 Nov 1928, p. 8)
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)

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