| Site Id: |
3.16.5 |
| Rating: |
2 stars |
| Other name(s): |
Ingersoll Memorial Chapel |
| Address: |
96 Jewett Parkway |
| Location: |
Buffalo, New York 14214, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
42.93557, -78.84742 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 21 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 15 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed (listed twice, once under Ingersoll Memorial and once under Church of the Good Shepherd) |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Duncan 1980 lists this site twice, under Ingersoll Memorial Chapel (as it appears in Tiffany 1910) and under Church of the Good Shepherd [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1887-1888 [BE1888] |
| Architect: |
Marling & Burdett [BE1888] |
| Also of interest: |
Windows by Lamb Studios, Haskins Glass Studios and Willet Studios [ORG] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Good Shepherd [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG] |
| Description: |
two side panels are grape vines [BE1888, PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 21 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 15 |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[BE1888] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Elam R. Jewett (10 Dec 1810 - 10 Jan 1887) [INSCRIPTION, BE1888] |
| Donor: |
his nephews and nieces [BE1888] |
| Date: |
Dedicated 21 May 1888 (with building) [BE1888] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD / AND KNOW MY SHEEP / AND AM KNOWN OF MINE // IN MEMORY OF / ELAM R JEWETT / BORN DEC. 10TH 1810 DIED JAN. 10TH 1887 // AND WHEN THE CHIEF SHEPHERD SHALL / APPEAR YE SHALL RECEIVE A CROWN / OF GLORY THAT FADETH NOT AWAY [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Christ the Good Shepherd |
| After design: |
Painting by Frederic Shields [PHOTO] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Ingersoll Memorial Window (Rumsey Memorial Window) |
| Description: |
Purple Fleur-de-Lis [BE1888, ORG] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 21 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 15 |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Rev. Edward Ingersoll, D.D. (26 Nov 1810 - 6 Feb 1883) [BE1888, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
Bronson C. Rumsey [BE1888] |
| Date: |
Dedicated 21 May 1888 (with building) [BE1888] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
none [BE1888, PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Floral |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Rumsey Memorial Window because Bronson C. Rumsey was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
|
Duncan 1980 lists this window twice, once under Ingersoll Memorial Church and once under Church of the Good Shepherd [DUNC1980] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Matthews Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Purity [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG] |
| Description: |
two side panels have cross and doves [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 21 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 15 |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Harriet Wells Matthews (6 Jul 1830 - 21 Feb 1888) [INSCRIPTION, BC1889B] |
|
And her children Harriet Wells Matthews (18 Oct 1853 - 26 Nov 1859) and Austin Wells Matthews (29 Aug 1852 - 10 Dec 1852) [INSCRIPTION] |
| Donor: |
husband / father James Newson Matthews [INSCRIPTION] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 15 Sep 1889 [BC1889B] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
HARRIET WELLS / DAUGHTER OF JN AND H W MATTHEWS / OCTOBER 18 1853 NOVEMBER 26 1859 // IN MEMORY OF / HARRIET WELLS MATTHEWS / JULY 6 1830 FEBRUARY 21 1888 / HERE PLACED IN FULFILLMENT OF THE / LAST WISHES OF HER LOVING HUSBAND / JAMES N MATTHEWS WHO FOLLOWED HER / DECEMBER 20 1888 // AUSTIN WELLS / SON OF J N AND H W MATTHEWS / AUGUST 29 1852 / DECEMBER 10 1852 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Purity |
| Location: |
south transept [BC1889B] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Matthews Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
St. Paul [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG] |
| Description: |
two side panels have cross [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 21 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 15 |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
James Newson Matthews (21 Nov 1828 - 20 Dec 1888), editor of the Buffalo Express [INSCRIPTION, BEN1891] |
| Donor: |
his son, George E. Matthews [BE1913] |
| Date: |
Installed Aug 1891 [BEN1891] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD / FIGHT. I HAVE FINISHED / MY COURSE. I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH *** // IN MEMORY OF / JAMES NEWSOM MATTHEWS / NOVEMBER 21 1828 DECEMBER 20 1888 // AND WHATSOEVER YE DO / DO IT HEARTILY AS / TO THE LORD AND NOT / UNTO MEN COL. 3.23 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
St. Paul |
| Location: |
north transept [BEN1891] |
| Comment: |
Window was originally going to have subject "Charity" [BC1889A] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Northrup Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Christ Blessing the Little Children [BCE1930, BEN1930, ORG] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[BCE1930, BEN1930] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
William Phelps Northrup (2 Apr 1850 - 2 Feb 1929) [INSCRIPTION, BCE1930, BEN1930, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
his wife, Bertha West Northrup [BCE1930, BEN1930, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
In place when Children's Chapel dedicated, 28 Oct 1930 [BEN1930] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
1850 - In Loving Memory of WILLIAM PHELPS NORTHRUP 1929 [PHOTO, BCE1930, BEN1930] |
| Category: |
Christ Blessing Children |
| Location: |
Children's Chapel [BCE1930, BEN1930] |
| Cost: |
$4000 [BCE1938] |
| After design: |
Painting by Flarrin [BCE1938] |
| BC1889A: |
The Buffalo Courier (24 May 1889, p. 5) |
| BC1889B: |
The Buffalo Courier (15 Sep 1889, p. 5) |
| BCE1930: |
Buffalo Courier Express (22 Jun 1930, p. 1) |
| BCE1938: |
Buffalo Courier Express (20 Mar 1938, Pictorial, p. 9) |
| BE1888: |
Buffalo Express (20 May 1888, p. 2) |
| BE1913: |
Buffalo Express (3 Jun 1913, p. 7) |
| BEN1891: |
Buffalo Evening News (31 Aug 1891, p. 1) |
| BEN1930: |
Buffalo Evening News (25 Oct 1930, p. 8) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| 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) |
