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David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census

First Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, 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: 1.1.36
Rating: 2 stars
Address: 12 West 12th Street
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York 10011, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.73447, -73.99509
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1845-1846 [A2Z2004]; 1893 [A2Z2004]
Architect: Joseph C. Wells [A2Z2004]; McKim, Mead & White [A2Z2004]
See also: Tiffany Census; Jessie Van Brunt Census

Site Items

1.1.36.1: Sullivan Memorial Window: Moses the Law Giver (1892) (Extant) item has a photo
1.1.36.2: Bull Memorial Window: Apostle Paul Preaching to the Athenians from Mars Hill (1893) (Extant) item has a photo
1.1.36.3: The Puritan (1894) (Extant) item has a photo
1.1.36.4: Lenox Memorial Window: Peter Waldo (1915) (Extant) item has a photo
1.1.36.5: Demarest Memorial Window: Hugenot Window (1915) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 1.1.36.1

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Sullivan Memorial Window: Moses the Law Giver Sullivan Memorial Window: Moses the Law Giver
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name: Sullivan Memorial Window
Theme: Moses the Law Giver [NYS1892, NYW1892, NYH1892A, NYH1892B]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYW1892, NYH1892A, NYH1892B]
Memorial details: Algernon Sydney Sullivan (5 Apr 1826 - 4 Dec 1887), founder of Young People's Society [INSCRIPTION, NYS1892, NYW1892, NYH1892A, NYH1892B, HIST1916, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: Young People's Society [NYS1892, NYW1892, NYH1892A, NYH1892B, HIST1916, ORG]
Date: Unveiled 9 Oct 1892 [NYW1892, NYH1892A]
Size: 20' high x 5'6" wide [NYW1892, NYH1892A]
Lancets: 2 x 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / ALGERNON SIDNEY / SULLIVAN // MOSES THE LAWGIVER [PHOTO]
Category: Moses
Location: north side [HIST1916, PHOTO, ORG]

Item 1.1.36.2

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Bull Memorial Window: Apostle Paul Preaching to the Athenians from Mars Hill Bull Memorial Window: Apostle Paul Preaching to the Athenians from Mars Hill
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name: Bull Memorial Window
Theme: Apostle Paul Preaching to the Athenians from Mars Hill [NYT1893A, NYT1893B, NYH1893A, NYH1893B, NYTR1893A, NYTR1893B]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYT1893A, NYT1893B, NYH1893A, NYH1893B, NYTR1893A, NYTR1893B]
Memorial details: Professor Richard Harrison Bull (28 Sep 1817 - 1 Feb 1892) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1893A, NYT1893B, NYH1893A, NYH1893B, NYTR1893A, NYTR1893B]
Donor: his son, Charles C. Bull [NYT1893A, NYH1893A, NYTR1893A]
his family [NYT1893B, NYH1893B, NYTR1893B]
Date: Unveiled 28 May 1893 [NYT1893B, NYH1893B, NYTR1893B]
Size: 20' high x 4' wide [NYT1893B, NYH1893B, NYTR1893B]
Lancets: 2 x 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORIAM / RICHARD HARRISON BULL // PAUL THE PREACHER // SEPTEMBER 28TH A.D. 1817. FEBRUARY 1ST A.D. 1892. [PHOTO]
Category: St. Paul
Location: north side [NYT1893B, NYTR1893B, HIST1916, PHOTO, ORG]
Cost: IN MEMORIAM / RICHARD HARRISON BULL // PAUL THE PREACHER // SEPTEMBER 28TH A.D. 1817. FEBRUARY 1ST A.D. 1892. [PHOTO]

Item 1.1.36.3

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:
Theme: The Puritan [NYTR1894, NYS1894, NYW1894]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYTR1894, NYS1894, NYW1894, ARCH1895]
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: Installed ca. Feb 1894 [NYTR1894, NYS1894, NYW1894]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO, NYTR1894, NYS1894, NYW1894]
Inscription: WHO IS LIKE UNTO THEE // IN THE LORD PUT I MY TRUST // O PEOPLE SAVED BY THE LORD (middle pane inscription no longer there) [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category: Historic Figure
Location: south side [NYTR1894, NYS1894, HIST1916]

Item 1.1.36.4

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Lenox Memorial Window: Peter Waldo Lenox Memorial Window: Peter Waldo
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name: Lenox Memorial Window
Theme: Peter Waldo [MET1915A]
The Waldenses [NYEP1915A]
Signature:
Documentation: [MET1915A]
Memorial details: James Lenox (1800-1880) [INSCRIPTION, MET1915A, NYEP1915A]
Donor:
Date: Dedicated 18 Apr 1915 [NYEP1915A]
Lancets: 2 x 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In memory of 1800 JAMES LENOX 1880 / A ruling elder of this Church // Sig Prim Presb Eccles / Civitat Nov Eboraci // Lux Lucet in Tenebris / Amore Christi // Auctor Pretiosa Facit [PHOTO]
Category: Historic Figure
Location: south side [HIST1916, PHOTO, ORG]

Item 1.1.36.5

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Demarest Memorial Window: Hugenot Window Demarest Memorial Window: Hugenot Window
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name: Demarest Memorial Window
Theme: Hugenot Window [MET1915B, NYH1915, NYP1915, NYTR1915A, NYTR1915B, NYEP1915B]
Signature:
Documentation: [MET1915B, NYH1915, NYEP1915B]
Memorial details: Mary Cordelia Garrison Demarest (25 Apr 1838 - 20 Feb 1912) [MET1915B, NYH1915, NYP1915, NYTR1915A, NYTR1915B, NYEP1915B, FINDAGRAVE]
and also her husband, Daniel J. Demarest (22 Feb 1833 - 6 Jun 1924) [NYH1915, NYP1915, NYTR1915A, NYTR1915B, NYEP1915B, FINDAGRAVE]
and also their son, Dr. Benjamin Garrison Demarest (1867 - 30 May 1950) [INSCRIPTION, HC1950, MET1915B]
Donor: Dr. Benjamin Garrison Demarest [MET1915B, NYH1915, NYP1915, NYTR1915A, NYTR1915B, NYEP1915B]
Date: Dedicated 19 Dec 1915 [MET1915B, NYH1915, NYP1915, NYTR1915A, NYTR1915B, NYEP1915B]
Lancets: 2 x 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: Gaspard / de Coligny // To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of / Mary Cornelia Demarest / Daniel Demarest / Benjamin Garrison Demarest [PHOTO]
Category: Historic Figure
Location: south side [HIST1916, PHOTO, ORG]

References

A2Z2004: From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 76)
ARCH1895: Catalogue of the Tenth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York (1895, p. xlvi)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HC1950: Hartford Courant (31 May 1950, p. 3)
HIST1916: A Bird's Eye View of Twelve Months' Work at the Old First Church (1916, p. 48)
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
MET1915A: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Maitland Armstrong photograph of a design drawing (ca. 1915, Accession Number Ref.Armstrong.2012.2)
MET1915B: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Maitland Armstrong pamphlet "Dedication of the Hugenot Window" and watercolor design (1915, Accession Numbers 2012.400.32 and 2012.400.1a, b)
NYEP1915A: New York Evening Post (17 Apr 1915, p. 9)
NYEP1915B: New York Evening Post (18 Dec 1915, p. 9)
NYH1892A: New York Herald (9 Oct 1892, p. 25)
NYH1892B: New York Herald (16 Oct 1892, p. 12)
NYH1893A: New York Herald (5 Jan 1893, p. 9)
NYH1893B: New York Herald (29 May 1893, p. 8)
NYH1915: New York Herald (18 Dec 1915, p. 15)
NYP1915: New York Press (18 Dec 1915, p. 8)
NYS1892: New York Sun (8 Oct 1892, p. 5)
NYS1894: New York Sun (29 Jan 1894, p. 5)
NYT1893A: New York Times (5 Jan 1893)
NYT1893B: New York Times (29 May 1893, p. 8)
NYTR1893A: New York Daily Tribune (5 Jan 1893, p. 4)
NYTR1893B: New York Daily Tribune (29 May 1893, p. 12)
NYTR1894: New York Daily Tribune (29 Jan 1894, p. 8)
NYTR1915A: New York Daily Tribune (18 Dec 1915, p. 6)
NYTR1915B: New York Daily Tribune (20 Dec 1915, p. 9)
NYW1892: New York World (9 Oct 1892, p. 19)
NYW1894: New York World (29 Jan 1894, p. 3)
ORG: Organization
PHOTO: Photo of item

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