| Site Id: |
33.29.1 |
| Rating: |
2 stars |
| Other name(s): |
New Hope Temple Baptist Church |
| Address: |
5020 Pulaski Avenue |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.02419, -75.17025 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 97 and 101 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 59 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 lists the church twice, once under Germantown, and once under Philadelphia (Germantown), as it appears in Tiffany 1897 [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1892-1893 [CHU1893] |
| Architect: |
Isaac Purcell [CHU1893] |
| Comment: |
The building replaced one on the same site which was condemned as unsafe and so demolished [CHU1893] |
|
The congregation vacated the building in 2013 [WEB] |
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New Hope Temple Baptist Church occupied the building ca. 2015 [WEB] |
| Also of interest: |
1893 windows by La Farge [CHU1893, CENS1992] |
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1902 window(s?) by Church Glass and Decorating Company [CHU1902] |
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Windows by Willet [CENS1992] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Stevens Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Mt. Calvary [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
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The Shepherd of Jerusalem [CENS1992] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 101 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 59 |
| Signature: |
none seen [CENS1992] |
| Other documentation: |
[PI1897A, PT1897B] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Bishop William Bacon Stevens (13 Jul 1815 - 11 Jun 1887) [PI1897A, PI1897B, PT1897A, PT1897B, CHU1897, CENS1992] |
| Donor: |
his friends [PI1897A, PT1897B, CHU1897] |
| Date: |
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 18 Apr 1897 [PI1897A, PI1897B, PT1897A, PT1897B] |
| Size: |
12' high x 2'4" wide [CENS1992] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO, CENS1992] |
| Inscription: |
To the glory of God / and in loving memory of / William Bacon Stevens, D.D., L.L.D. / born July 13, 1815, died June 11, 1887 / Bishop of this Diocese 1862-1887 / The Good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. [PI1897A, PT1897B, CHU1897, CENS1992] |
| Category: |
Calvary |
| Cost: |
$500 [CENS1992] |
| Census Id: |
100 |
| Status: |
Extant [CENS1992] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Henry Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Visit of the Magi [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 101 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 59 |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK [CENS1992] |
| Other documentation: |
[CHU1893] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Alexander Henry (d. 3 Dec 1884) and Elizabeth S. Henry (d. 24 Dec 1889) [CHU1893, CENS1992] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
In place when building dedicated 30 May 1893 [CENS1992, CHU1893] |
| Size: |
6'1" high x 5' wide [CENS1992] |
| Lancets: |
1 [CENS1992] |
| Inscription: |
To the Glory / of God and in / memory of / ALEXANDER HENRY / DIED DEC 3RD 1884 / ELIZABETH S. HENRY / DIED DEC. 24 1889 // WE HAVE SEEN / HIS STAR / IN THE EAST / AND ARE COME / TO WORSHIP / HIM [CENS1992] |
| Category: |
Adoration of the Magi |
| After design: |
Drawing by William-Adolphe Bouguereau [CHU1893] |
| Comment: |
The form of the signature is incompatible with the window date so presumably it was added at a later date [DEDUCED] |
| Census Id: |
R3 |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Potter Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Brazen Serpent [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 101 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 59 |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY STUDIOS [CENS1992] |
| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Bishop Alonzo Potter (6 Jul 1800 - 4 Jul 1865) [CHS1897, CENS1992] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
Placed 1 Nov 1897 [CHS1897] |
| Size: |
12' high x 2'4" wide [CENS1992] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO, CENS1992] |
| Inscription: |
Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up / To the Glory of God / and in loving memory of the / Rt. Rev. Alonzo Potter D.D., L.L.D. / consecrated bishop of this Diocese / September 23, 1845 / born July 6, 1800 died July 4, 1865 [CENS1992] |
| Category: |
Biblical Story |
| After design: |
Painting by Bernhard Plockhorst [CENS1992] |
| Comment: |
The form of the signature is incompatible with the window date so presumably it was added at a later date [DEDUCED] |
| Census Id: |
R101 |
| Status: |
Extant [CENS1992] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Brown Memorial Window (Perry Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Disputation [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 97 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
none seen [CENS1992] |
| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Elsie Brown (19 Mar 1872 - 4 Dec 1899) and Joseph Harris Brown (23 Feb 1897 - 22 Mar 1899) [CENS1992] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
in range 1899 to 1903 [CENS1992] |
| Size: |
6'2" high x 5' wide [CENS1992] |
| Lancets: |
1 [CENS1992] |
| Inscription: |
To The Glory of God / and / in memory of / Elsie Brown / Born Mar 19 1872 / Died Dec 4 1899 // Joseph Harris / Brown / Born Feb 23 1897 / Died Mch 22 1899 // Blessed / are the pure / in heart for / they shall / see God [CENS1992] |
| Category: |
Disputation in the Temple |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Perry Memorial Window, so likely J. de Wolf Perry, rector at the time, was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Census Id: |
L5 |
| Status: |
Extant [CENS1992] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Sill Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Flight into Egypt [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 97 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY STUDIOS [CENS1992] |
| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Pauline W. Sill (26 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1900) [CENS1992] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
ca. 1900 to 1903 [CENS1992] |
| Size: |
6'1" high x 5' wide [CENS1992] |
| Lancets: |
1 [CENS1992] |
| Inscription: |
To / the Glory of God / +++ and in +++ / Loving Memory / +++ of +++ / Pauline W. Sill // Born May 26 1855 / Died Feb 2 1900 / "My presence shall go with / thee and I will / give thee rest" [CENS1992] |
| Category: |
Flight into Egypt |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 just calls it a Memorial Window without a name [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Census Id: |
R5 |
| CENS1992: |
Census of Stained Glass Windows in America, H. Weis (2 Mar 1992) |
| CHS1897: |
The Church Standard (6 Nov 1897, p. 14) |
| CHU1893: |
The Churchman (24 Jun 1893, p. 867-868) |
| CHU1897: |
The Churchman (24 Apr 1897, p. 640) |
| CHU1902: |
The Churchman (20 Dec 1902, p. 802) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| PI1897A: |
Philadelphia Inquirer (29 Mar 1897, p. 2) |
| PI1897B: |
Philadelphia Inquirer (19 Apr 1897, p. 2) |
| PT1897A: |
The Philadelphia Times (17 Apr 1897, p. 9) |
| PT1897B: |
The Philadelphia Times (19 Apr 1897, p. 6) |
| 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 |