Tiffany Census

Church of the Covenant, Washington, District of Columbia

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:	10.3.11
Rating:	Nothing
Other name(s):	National Presbyterian Church
Address:	Southeast corner of Connecticut Avenue and N Street NW
Location:	Washington, District of Columbia 20036, USA
Lat/Lng:	38.907, -77.04133 (approx)
Tiffany 1910:	Page 50
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Page 31
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Demolished
Building date:	1887-1889 [LOST2011, ES1889]
Architect:	J. Cleaveland Cady [ES1889, LOST2011]
Comment:	The building was demolished in 1966 [FF2011, LOST2011]
Also of interest:	1889 Dahlgren Memorial Window, "Annunciation to the Shepherds" and "Resurrection", by Booth Art Glass Company [ES1889]

Site Items

10.3.11.1:	Strong Memorial Window: Paying of Tribute (1900) (Removed)
10.3.11.2:	Strong Memorial Window: Angel of Resurrection (1900) (Removed)
10.3.11.3:	ornamental windows (1889) (Unknown)
10.3.11.4:	Hubbard Memorial Window: The Sower (1901) (Removed)

Item 10.3.11.1

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

Status:	Removed [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Strong Memorial Window
Theme:	Paying of Tribute [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Pearl of Great Price [FF2011]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 50
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[WAPO1900]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rachel Henderson Davies Strong (28 May 1820 - 1887) [FF2011, WEB]
	Justice William Strong (6 May 1808 - 19 Aug 1895) [WAPO1900, ES1900, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her / his daughters, Miss Strong, Miss Julia A. Strong and Mrs. Slade [WAPO1900, ES1900]
Date:	Unveiled and dedicated 30 Dec 1900 [WAPO1900, ES1900]
Inscription:	Render unto Caeser the things which are Caeser's and unto God the thing which are God's [WAPO1900, ES1900]
Category:	Paying of Tribute
Location:	south wall [WAPO1900]
History:	Moved with congregation to new building (SITE:10.3.28) in late 1960s [FF2011, LOST2011]
Same as item:	10.3.28.1

Item 10.3.11.2

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

Status:	Removed [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Strong Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel of Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 50
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[WAPO1900]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Justice William Strong (6 May 1808 - 19 Aug 1895) [FF2011, FINDAGRAVE]
	Rachel Henderson Davies Strong (28 May 1820 - 1887) [WAPO1900, ES1900, WEB]
Donor:	his / her daughters, Miss Strong, Miss Julia A. Strong and Mrs. Slade [WAPO1900, ES1900]
Date:	Unveiled and dedicated 30 Dec 1900 [WAPO1900, ES1900]
Inscription:
Category:	Angel of Resurrection
Location:	south wall [WAPO1900]
History:	Moved with congregation to new building (SITE:10.3.28) in late 1960s [FF2011, LOST2011]
Same as item:	10.3.28.2

Item 10.3.11.3

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	cathedral glass [ES1889]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 50
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Page 31
Signature:
Other documentation:	[ES1889]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	In place when building opened 24 Feb 1889 [ES1889]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 10.3.11.4

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

Status:	Removed [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Hubbard Memorial Window
Theme:	The Sower [FF2011]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[CW1901]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Gardiner Greene Hubbard (25 Aug 1822 - 11 Dec 1897) [WAPO1900, ES1900, WAPO1901, ES1901, CW1901, CONG1901, FF2011, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his wife, Gertrude Mercer McCurdy Hubbard [WAPO1901, ES1901, CW1901, WEB]
Date:	Unveiled 6 Jan 1901 [WAPO1900, ES1900, WAPO1901, ES1901, CW1901, CONG1901]
Inscription:	In Loving Memory of / 1822 Gardiner Greene Hubbard 1897 / In the morning sow they seed, and at evening withhold not thine hand / Anno Domini, 1900 [WAPO1901, ES1901]
Category:	Parable of the Sower
Location:	south wall [WAPO1900, WAPO1901, ES1901]
History:	Moved with congregation to new building (SITE:10.3.28) in late 1960s [FF2011, LOST2011]
Same as item:	10.3.28.3

References

CONG1901:	The Congregationalist (26 Jan 1901, p. 133-134)
CW1901:	Christian Work: Illustrated Family Newspaper (17 Jan 1901, p. 104)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
ES1889:	The Evening Star (20 Feb 1889, p. 7)
ES1900:	The Evening Star (31 Dec 1900, p. 12)
ES1901:	The Evening Star (7 Jan 1901, p. 12)
FF2011:	Facets of Faith: Seeing the Light Through the Windows of the National Presbyterian Church (2011, p. 21-23, 101)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
LOST2011:	Lost Washington, D.C., John DeFerrari (2011, p. 92-96)
ORG:	Organization
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)
WAPO1900:	Washington Post (31 Dec 1900, p. 3)
WAPO1901:	Washington Post (7 Jan 1901, p. 2)
WEB:	Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information