David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census

The Cathedral of All Souls, Biltmore, Asheville, North Carolina

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Site Id:	31.8.2
Rating:	3 stars
Address:	9 Swan Street
Location:	Asheville, North Carolina 28803, USA
Lat/Lng:	35.5656, -82.54286
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1895-1896 [ORG]
Architect:	Richard Morris Hunt [NYP1898, NYS1898, NYT1898, ADC1898]

Site Items

31.8.2.1:	Hunt Memorial Window: The Building of the Temple (1898) (Extant)
31.8.2.2:	Vanderbilt Memorial Window: Charity (1898) (Extant)
31.8.2.3:	Barker Memorial Window: David Playing the Harp Before Saul (1898) (Extant)
31.8.2.4:	Olmsted Memorial Window: Christ Disputing with the Doctors (1905) (Extant)
31.8.2.5:	Vanderbilt Memorial Window: Ecce Homo (1900) (Extant)
31.8.2.6:	Ford Memorial Window: The Entombment of Christ (1903) (Extant)
31.8.2.7:	Washington Memorial Window: Angel Presenting the Bread (1900) (Extant)
31.8.2.8:	Battle Memorial Window: Cross and Crown with Peacocks and Grapes (1900) (Extant)
31.8.2.9:	Cheesborough Memorial Window: Angel Presenting the Wine (1901) (Extant)
31.8.2.10:	McKee Memorial Window: The Temple of God is Holy (1911) (Extant)
31.8.2.11:	Holmes Memorial Window: Which Temple Ye Are (1911) (Extant)
31.8.2.12:	Bromley Memorial Window: Jonathan, Son of Saul (1911) (Extant)
31.8.2.13:	Twombly Memorial Window: Isaiah of Jerusalem (Extant)
31.8.2.14:	Woolsey Memorial Window: Saint John the Baptist (Extant)
31.8.2.15:	Hunt Memorial Window: Daniel (Extant)
31.8.2.16:	Twombly Memorial Window: St. Paul (1911) (Extant)

Item 31.8.2.1

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Hunt Memorial Window: The Building of the Temple

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Hunt Memorial Window
Theme:	The Building of the Temple [NYP1898, NYTR1898, HIST1933]
Signature:
Documentation:	[NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, ARCH1899]
Designer:	Helen Maitland Armstrong [BSH1903]
Memorial details:	Richard Morris Hunt (31 Oct 1827 - 31 Jul 1895) [INSCRIPTION, NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, ADC1898, ARCH1899, NYT1900, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, HIST1933, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	George Washington Vanderbilt [NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Unveiled 25 Dec 1898 [NYP1898, NYS1898, NYT1898]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, NYTR1898, NYT1898]
Inscription:	FOR GLORY AND FOR BEAVTY // IN MEMORIAM RICHARD MORRIS HVNT / BORN OCTOBER 31, 1827 DIED JVLY 31, 1895 [PHOTO, NYTR1898, NYT1898]
Category:	Solomon
Location:	west transept [HIST1933, ORG, NYTR1900]

Item 31.8.2.2

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Vanderbilt Memorial Window
Theme:	Charity [NYP1898, NYTR1898, HIST1933]
Signature:
Documentation:	[NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, ARCH1899]
Memorial details:	Maria Louisa Kissam (Mrs. William Henry) Vanderbilt (24 Jun 1821 - 6 Nov 1896) [INSCRIPTION, NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, ADC1898, ARCH1899, NYT1900, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, HIST1933, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her son, George Washington Vanderbilt [NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Unveiled 25 Dec 1898 [NYP1898, NYS1898, NYT1898]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, NYTR1898, NYT1898]
Inscription:	THE LOVE OF GOD LIVES THROVGH ETERNITY // IN MEMORIAM MARIA LOVISA VANDERBILT / BORN JVNE 24, 1821 DIED NOVEMBER 6 1896 [PHOTO, NYTR1898, NYT1898]
Category:	Charity
Location:	west transept [HIST1933, ORG, NYTR1900]

Item 31.8.2.3

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Barker Memorial Window: David Playing the Harp Before Saul

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Barker Memorial Window
Theme:	David Playing the Harp Before Saul [NYP1898, NYTR1898, HIST1933]
Signature:
Documentation:	[NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, ARCH1899]
Memorial details:	Clarence Johnson Barker (19 Apr 1864 - 11 Feb 1896) [INSCRIPTION, NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, ADC1898, ARCH1899, NYT1900, HIST1933]
Donor:	his cousin, George Washington Vanderbilt [NYP1898, NYS1898, NYTR1898, NYT1898, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Unveiled 25 Dec 1898 [NYP1898, NYS1898, NYT1898]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, NYTR1898, NYT1898]
Inscription:	I WILL SING VNTO THE LORD MY KING // IN MEMORIAM CLARENCE BARKER. BORN APRIL 19 1864 DIED FEBRVARY 11 1896 [PHOTO, NYTR1898, NYT1898]
Category:	David
Location:	west transept [HIST1933, ORG, NYTR1900]

Item 31.8.2.4

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Olmsted Memorial Window: Christ Disputing with the Doctors

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Olmsted Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ Disputing with the Doctors [ARCH1904, NYS1905, HIST1933]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ARCH1904, NYS1905]
Designer:	Helen Maitland Armstrong [NYS1905]
Memorial details:	Frederick Low Olmsted (26 Apr 1822 - 28 Aug 1903) [INSCRIPTION, NYS1905, HIST1933]
Donor:	George Washington Vanderbilt [ARCH1904, NYS1905, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Installed ca. Jun 1905 [NYS1905]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORIAM / FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED / BORN APRIL 26 1822 DIED AVGVST 28 1903 [PHOTO]
Category:	Disputation in the Temple
Location:	east transept [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Vanderbilt Memorial Window
Theme:	Ecce Homo [NYT1900, NYTR1900]
	Christ before Pilate [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[NYT1900, NYTR1900, ARCH1901]
Memorial details:	Cornelius Vanderbilt (27 Nov 1843 - 12 Sep 1899) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1900, NYTR1900, ARCH1901, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, HIST1933, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his brother, George Washington Vanderbilt [NYT1900, NYTR1900, ARCH1901, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Unveiled 22 Jul 1900 [NYT1900, NYTR1900]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, NYTR1900]
Inscription:	S P / Q R // BEHOLD THE MAN // IN MEMORIAM CORNELIUS VANDERBILT / BORN NOVEMBER 27 1843 DIED SEPTEMBER 12 1899 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Christ
Location:	east transept [NYT1900, HIST1933, ORG, NYTR1900]

Item 31.8.2.6

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Ford Memorial Window: The Entombment of Christ

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Ford Memorial Window
Theme:	The Entombment of Christ [NYT1903, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, BSH1903, ADC1903, ARCH1904, HIST1933]
Signature:
Documentation:	[NYT1903, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, BSH1903, ADC1903, ARCH1904]
Designer:	Helen Maitland Armstrong [NYT1903, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, BSH1903, ADC1903]
Memorial details:	Paul Leicester Ford (23 Mar 1865 - 8 May 1902) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1903, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, BSH1903, ADC1903, ARCH1904, HIST1933, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his friend, George Washington Vanderbilt [NYT1903, NYTR1903, NYS1903, NYH1903, BRSU1903, BS1903, BSH1903, ADC1903, ARCH1904, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated 12 Jul 1903 [ADC1903]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, NYTR1903, ARCH1904]
Inscription:	IN MEMORIAM PAVL LEICESTER FORD [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Entombment
Location:	east transept [HIST1933, ORG, ADC1903]

Item 31.8.2.7

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Washington Memorial Window: Angel Presenting the Bread

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Washington Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel Presenting the Bread [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	William Herbert Washington (2 Aug 1853 - 14 Jul 1900) [INSCRIPTION, HIST1933, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	1900 [SLOAN2022]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	O / ESCA / VIATORVM // IN MEMORIAM / WILLIAM HERERT WASHINGTON / BORN AVGUST 2ND A.D. 1853 / DIED JVLY 14TH A.D. 1900 [PHOTO]
Category:	Angel
Location:	apse [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.8

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Battle Memorial Window: Cross and Crown with Peacocks and Grapes

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Battle Memorial Window
Theme:	Cross and Crown with Peacocks and Grapes [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ADC1900, AG1900]
Designer:	Helen Maitland Armstrong [ADC1900]
Memorial details:	Alice Maude Belknap Battle (29 Apr 1863 - 29 Oct 1899) [INSCRIPTION, ADC1900, AG1900, HIST1933, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her friends [ADC1900, AG1900]
Date:	Unveiled 22 Apr 1900 [ADC1900, AG1900]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	VEXILLA / REGIS / PRODEVNT FVLGET CRVCIS / MYSTERIVM SVSPENSVS EST / PATABVLO QVO CARNE CARNIS CONDITOR // IN MEMORIAM / ALICE MAUD BATTLE / BORN APRIL 29TH 1863 DIED OCTOBER 29TH 1899 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	apse [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.9

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Cheesborough Memorial Window: Angel Presenting the Wine

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Cheesborough Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel Presenting the Wine [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	Emeline Forbes Cheesborough (d. 7 Jul 1897) [INSCRIPTION, HIST1933, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	1901 [SLOAN2022]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	O / PANIS ANGEL / *** // IN MEMORIAM / EMELINE F CHEESBOROVGH / ENTERED INTO REST JVLY 7 1897 [PHOTO]
Category:	Angel
Location:	apse [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.10

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McKee Memorial Window: The Temple of God is Holy

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	McKee Memorial Window
Theme:	The Temple of God is Holy [INSCRIPTION, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	McKee Dunn McKee (21 Oct 1873 - 3 Feb 1910) [INSCRIPTION, HIST1933]
Donor:
Date:	1911 [SLOAN2022]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	THE TEMPLE OF GOD IS HOLY // IN MEMORIAM MCKEE DUNN MCKEE / BORN OCT 21 1873 DIED FEB 3 1910 [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	north entrance [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.11

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Holmes Memorial Window: Which Temple Ye Are

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name:	Holmes Memorial Window
Theme:	Which Temple Ye Are [INSCRIPTION, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	Lawrence Edward Holmes (26 Jan 1873 - 5 Feb 1908) [INSCRIPTION, HIST1933]
Donor:
Date:	1911 [SLOAN2022]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	WHICH TEMPLE YE ARE // IN MEMORIAM LAWRENCE / EDWARD HOLMES / BORN JAN 26 1873 DIED FEB 5 1908 [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	north entrance [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.12

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Status:	Extant [ORG]
Memorial name:	Bromley Memorial Window
Theme:	Jonathan, Son of Saul [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	Margaret Adams Kissam Bromley (21 Aug 1831 - 4 Jul 1910) [HIST1933, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	1911 [SLOAN2022]
Lancets:	1 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:
Category:	Jonathan
Location:	north tower [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.13

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Status:	Extant [ORG]
Memorial name:	Twombly Memorial Window
Theme:	Isaiah of Jerusalem [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	Hamilton McKown Twombly, Jr. (8 Apr 1888 - 5 Jul 1906) [ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:
Category:	Isaiah
Location:	south tower [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.14

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Status:	Extant [ORG]
Memorial name:	Woolsey Memorial Window
Theme:	Saint John the Baptist [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	Charles William Woolsey (18 Apr 1840 - 6 Jan 1907) [HIST1933, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:
Category:	St. John the Baptist
Location:	south tower [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.15

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Status:	Extant [ORG]
Memorial name:	Hunt Memorial Window
Theme:	Daniel [HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	Catharine Clinton Howland Hunt (25 Nov 1841 - 10 Feb 1909) [HIST1933, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:
Category:	Daniel
Location:	west tower [HIST1933, ORG]

Item 31.8.2.16

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Status:	Extant [ORG]
Memorial name:	Twombly Memorial Window
Theme:	St. Paul [ADC1911, HIST1933, ORG]
Signature:
Documentation:	[ORG]
Memorial details:	Hamilton McKown Twombly (11 Aug 1849 - 10 Jan 1910) [ADC1911, HIST1933, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Installed ca. Apr 1911 [ADC1911]
Lancets:	1 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:
Category:	St. Paul
Location:	west tower [HIST1933, ORG]

References

ADC1898:	Asheville Daily Citizen (23 Nov 1898, p. 4)
ADC1900:	Asheville Daily Citizen (23 Apr 1900, p. 1)
ADC1903:	Asheville Daily Citizen (14 Jul 1903, p. 2)
ADC1911:	Asheville Daily Citizen (4 Apr 1911, p. 2)
AG1900:	Asheville Gazette (24 Apr 1900, p. 8)
ARCH1899:	The Architectural League of New York Illustrated Catalogue of the Fourteenth Annual Exhibition (1899, p. 22-23 and drawing)
ARCH1901:	Catalogue of the Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York (1901, p. 23-25, 28, 30 and drawing)
ARCH1904:	The Architectural League of New York Illustrated Catalogue of the Nineteenth Annual Exhibition (1904, p. 23, 26 and drawing)
BRSU1903:	Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (13 Jul 1903, p. 6)
BS1903:	Baltimore Sun (14 Jul 1903, p. 8)
BSH1903:	Boston Sunday Herald (23 Aug 1903, p. 31)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HIST1933:	Early Days: All Souls' Church and Biltmore Village, Marie Louise Boyer (1933, p. 8-10)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
NYH1903:	New York Herald (13 Jul 1903, p. 3)
NYP1898:	New York Press (18 Dec 1898, p. 7)
NYS1898:	New York Sun (18 Dec 1898, p. 3)
NYS1903:	New York Sun (13 Jul 1903, p. 1)
NYS1905:	New York Sun (3 Jun 1905, p. 14)
NYT1898:	New York Times (18 Dec 1898, Illustrated Magazine Supplement, p. 4)
NYT1900:	New York Times (22 Jul 1900, p. 12)
NYT1903:	New York Times (14 Jul 1903, p. 5)
NYTR1898:	New York Daily Tribune (18 Dec 1898, p. 4)
NYTR1900:	New York Daily Tribune (22 Jul 1900, Illustrated Supplement, p. 4)
NYTR1903:	New York Daily Tribune (13 Jul 1903, p. 3)
ORG:	Organization
PHOTO:	Photo of item
SLOAN2022:	Julie Sloan, personal communication (25 Apr 2022)