Tiffany Census

Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, 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:	3.16.2
Rating:	Nothing
Address:	599 Delaware Avenue
Location:	Buffalo, New York 14202, USA
Lat/Lng:	42.90074, -78.87308
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Destroyed
Building date:	1889-1890 [BAH2011]
Architect:	Edward Austin Kent [BEN1890, BAH2011]; and also William Kent [BAH2011]
Comment:	Building destroyed by fire 4 Oct 1961 (Duncan 1980 says ca. 1959) [BCE1961, DUNC1980]
Also of interest:

Site Items

3.16.2.1:	Marcus Memorial Window: ornamental (1890) (Likely destroyed)
3.16.2.2:	Bergman Memorial Window: ornamental (1890) (Likely destroyed)
3.16.2.3:	Geirshofer Memorial Window: ornamental (1890) (Likely destroyed)
3.16.2.4:	Altman Memorial Window: ornamental (1890) (Likely destroyed)
3.16.2.5:	Warner Memorial Window: ornamental (1890) (Likely destroyed)
3.16.2.6:	Warner Memorial Window: ornamental (1890) (Likely destroyed)
3.16.2.7:	Jellinek Memorial Window: ornamental (1890) (Likely destroyed)

Item 3.16.2.1

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Marcus Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Amelia E. Levey Marcus (1842 - 21 Aug 1885) [BEN1890, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 12 Sep 1890 [BEN1890]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 3.16.2.2

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Bergman Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Simon Bergman (d. 7 Oct 1889, aged 58) [BEN1890, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 12 Sep 1890 [BEN1890]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 3.16.2.3

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Geirshofer Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Moses Geiershofer and Pearl Geiershofer [BEN1890]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 12 Sep 1890 [BEN1890]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 3.16.2.4

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Altman Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Jacob Altman (Jan 1814 - 11 Nov 1881) [BEN1890, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 12 Sep 1890 [BEN1890]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 3.16.2.5

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Warner Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Jacob Warner (8 Apr 1808 - 3 Jun 1880) [BEN1890, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 12 Sep 1890 [BEN1890]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 3.16.2.6

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Warner Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Louis Edgar Warner (1846 - 12 Jul 1889) [BEN1890, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 12 Sep 1890 [BEN1890]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 3.16.2.7

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Jellinek Memorial Window (Warner Memorial Window)
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 20
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 14
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Josephine Jellinek (1867 - 31 Aug 1899) [BEN1890, WEB]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 12 Sep 1890 [BEN1890]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 call this the Warner Memorial Window and Jellinek was engaged to marry Louis E. Warner, so possibly his family paid for the window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

References

BAH2011:	Buffalo Architecture and History website (17 Jun 2014)
BCE1961:	Buffalo Courier Express (5 Oct 1961, p. 1)
BEN1890:	Buffalo Evening News (12 Sep 1890, p. 1)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
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