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Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, San Antonio, Texas

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The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id: 38.11.1
Rating: 1 star
Other name(s): Woodmen of the World, William A. Fraser Memorial Chapel
Address: 95 Brees Boulevard
Location: San Antonio, Texas 78209, USA
Lat/Lng: 29.49185, -98.45529
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: 1930-1931 [AS1930, WL1930, SG1930, BT1931, CR1931]
Architect: Phelps and Dewees [AS1930, SG1930, BT1931, CR1931]
Comment: Woodmen of the World vacated the site in the 1950s [ORG_OLD]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, has a Tiffany Studios design watercolor for a generic pair of the States windows [MET1967]
Also of interest:

Site Items

38.11.1.1: Root Memorial Window: Mountain Landscape (1917) (Removed) item has a photo
38.11.1.2: Texas and Alabama, States window (1931) (Extant) item has a photo
38.11.1.3: Ohio and Connecticut, States window (1931) (Extant)
38.11.1.4: North Carolina and Pennsylvania, States window (1931) (Extant) item has a photo
38.11.1.5: Arkansas and Louisiana, States window (1931) (Partly extant) item has a photo
38.11.1.6: Georgia and Oklahoma, States window (1931) (Extant) item has a photo
38.11.1.7: Virginia and New Mexico, States window (1931) (Extant) item has a photo
38.11.1.8: Missouri and Michigan, States window (1931) (Extant)
38.11.1.9: New York and New Jersey, States window (1931) (Extant)
38.11.1.10: Indiana and Illinois, States window (1931) (Extant)
38.11.1.11: Nebraska and Tennessee, States window (1931) (Extant)
38.11.1.12: West Virginia and Kentucky, States window (1931) (Extant)
38.11.1.13: Florida and Kansas, States window (1931) (Extant)
38.11.1.14: ornamental window (1931) (Extant)

Item 38.11.1.1

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Root Memorial Window: Mountain Landscape
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [CBMAA2025, STAN2025]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Root Memorial Window
Theme: Mountain Landscape [ORG_NEW]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK 1917 [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation: [PROC1916, FBH1916, PROC1917, OWH1917A]
Designer: attributed to Agnes Northrop [ORG_NEW]
Memorial details: Joseph Cullen Root, founder and first sovereign commander of Woodmen of the World (3 Dec 1844 - 24 Dec 1913) [PROC1916, FBH1916, PROC1917, OWH1917A, OWH1917B, OWH1931, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: Signature 1917 [SIGNATURE]
Exhibited Feb 1917 [PROC1917]
Installed in original site, ca. Jun 1917 [OWH1917A, OWH1917B]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category: Landscape
Location: chancel [PHOTO]
Cost: $3000 [PROC1916]
History: Originally located in Woodmen of the World, Omaha, NE (SITE:28.2.3) [OWH1931, ASNG1931]
Moved here, when it was the William A. Fraser Memorial Chapel, in 1931 [OWH1931, ASNG1931]
Removed from Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, 5 May 2025 [STAN2025]
Installed in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, in 2026 (SITE:5.3.1) [CBMAA2025]
Same as item: 5.3.1.1, 28.2.3.1

Item 38.11.1.2

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Texas and Alabama, States window
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Texas and Alabama, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: Louis C. Tiffany N.Y. [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation: [VN1931]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 4 [PHOTO]
Inscription: THE STATE OF TEXAS // Texas // ALABAMA / HERE WE REST / GREAT SEAL // Alabama [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category: Ornamental
Location: west wall [PHOTO, VN1931]

Item 38.11.1.3

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Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Ohio and Connecticut, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO // Ohio // SIGILLUM REIPUBLICAE CONNECTICUTENSIS / QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET // Connecticut [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: south wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.4

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North Carolina and Pennsylvania, States window
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: North Carolina and Pennsylvania, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA / MAY 20, 1775 / CONSTI / TUTION // North Carolina // SEAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA // Pennsylvania [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: south wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.5

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Arkansas and Louisiana, States window
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Partly extant [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Arkansas and Louisiana, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // SEAL OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS / REGNANT / POPULI / MERCY / JUSTICE // Arkansas // STATE OF LOUISIANA / UNION JUSTICE / & CONFIDENCE // Louisiana [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: south wall [BW2026]
History: The top half of the Arkansas pane removed from Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, 5 May 2025 [STAN2025, BW2026, PHOTO]
Installed in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, in 2026 (SITE:5.3.1) [CBMAA2025]

Item 38.11.1.6

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Georgia and Oklahoma, States window
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Georgia and Oklahoma, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // SEAL OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA / CONSTITUTION / WISDOM JUSTICE MODERATION / 1799 // Georgia // GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA / 1907 // Oklahoma [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: south wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.7

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Virginia and New Mexico, States window
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Virginia and New Mexico, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // VIRGINIA SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS // Virginia // GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO / 1912 / CRESCIT EUNDO // New Mexico [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: south wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.8

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Missouri and Michigan, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI / UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL / SALUS POPULI SUPREM(A) LEX ESTO / MDCCCXX // Missouri // GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN A.D. MDCCCXXXV / E PLURIBUS UNUM / TUEBOR / SI QUAERIS PENINSULAM AMOENAM / CIRCUMSPICE // Michigan [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: north wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.9

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Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: New York and New Jersey, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / EXCELSIOR // New York // THE GREAT SEAL OF STATE OF NEW JERSEY MDCCLXXVI // New Jersey [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: north wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.10

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Indiana and Illinois, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // INDIANA STATE SEAL / Indiana // SEAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AUG. 26TH 1818. / STATE SOVEREIGN(TY) NATIONAL UNION / 1869 1818 / Illinois [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: north wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.11

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Nebraska and Tennessee, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: DUM TACET CLAMAT // GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA MARCH 1ST, 1867 / EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW // Nebraska // THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE 1796 / XVI / AGRICULTURE / COMMERCE // Tennessee [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: north wall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.12

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: West Virginia and Kentucky, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI / JUNE / 20 / 1863 // Jur. West Virginia // COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY / UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL / Kentucky [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category: Ornamental
Location: courtyard hall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.13

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Florida and Kansas, States window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN GOD WE TRUST // Florida // GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF KANSAS JANUARY 29, 1861. / AD ASTRA PER ASPERA // Kansas [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Location: courtyard hall [BW2026]

Item 38.11.1.14

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MET1967, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: In place when building dedicated 22 Nov 1931 [BT1931, CR1931, DEDUCED]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Location: courtyard hall [BW2026]

References

AS1930: The Aspermont Star (25 Sep 1930)
ASNG1931: Amarillo Sunday News and Globe (19 Apr 1931, p. 44)
BT1931: The Brookshire Times (9 Oct 1931, p. 3)
BW2026: Betsy Wittenmyer, personal communication (20 and 26 May 2026)
CBMAA2025: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art website (23 May 2025)
CR1931: Crosbyton Review (16 Oct 1931)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FBH1916: French Broad Hustler (16 Nov 1916, p. 1)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
MET1967: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Tiffany Studios design watercolor (1967, Accession Number 67.654.465)
ORG_NEW: Organization that is new owner
ORG_OLD: Organization that was previous owner
OWH1917A: Omaha World-Herald (5 Jun 1917, p. 14)
OWH1917B: Omaha World-Herald (15 Jun 1917, p. 11)
OWH1931: Omaha World-Herald (4 Feb 1931, p. 6)
PHOTO: Photo of item
PROC1916: Proceedings of the Sovereign Executive Council, Woodmen of the World (1916, p. 127, 428, 430, 432)
PROC1917: Proceedings of the Sovereign Executive Council, Woodmen of the World (1917, p. 27, 41-42, 150)
SG1930: Shiner Gazette (23 Oct 1930, p. 6)
SIGNATURE: Signature on item
STAN2025: Bryant Stanton, Stanton Studios, personal communication (23 May 2025)
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)
VN1931: The Van News (13 Feb 1931, p. 4)
WL1930: Wellington Leader (8 Oct 1930, p. 1)

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