| Site Id: |
3.39.1 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Other name(s): |
Flushing Reformed Church |
| Address: |
143-11 Roosevelt Avenue |
| Location: |
Queens, New York City, New York 11354, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.76142, -73.82418 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 24 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 16 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 list the church under Flushing, which is part of Queens [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1891-1892 [LPC2016] |
| Architect: |
attributed to George E. Potter [LPC2016] |
| Also of interest: |
ca. 1942 landscape, MacKenzie Memorial Window, designed by Agnes Northrop and made by Westminster Studios [MOBIA2012, DT2017] |
| See also: |
Westminster Memorial Studios Census |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Cobb Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 24 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 16 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1892] |
| Designer: |
Agnes Northrop [BT1899] |
| Memorial details: |
Rev. Oliver Ellsworth Cobb (21 Oct 1833 - 23 Sep 1891), pastor of the church 1872-1890 [EAGLE1892, BT1892, FINDAGRAVE, WEB] |
| Donor: |
the congregation [EAGLE1892, BT1892] |
| Date: |
Installed ca. Aug 1892 [EAGLE1892] |
|
In place for first service in building, 30 Oct 1892 [BT1892] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
They that / be wise shall / Shine / as the / Brightness / of the / Firmament / and they / that turn / many to / Righteousness / as the / Stars / forever / and ever // I have fought / a good fight / I have / kept the faith / Henceforth / there is laid / up for me / a Crown of / Righteousness / which the / Lord the / Righteous / judge shall / give me / in that day // 1872 // To the glory of God and in loving memory / Oliver Ellsworth Cobb / for many years Faithful and / beloved pastor of this Church // 1890 [PHOTO, EAGLE1892, BT1892] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Location: |
west transept [BT1892] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Byrd Memorial Window (Demarest Memorial Window(s)) |
| Theme: |
Easter Lilies [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 24 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
|
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Lizzie Byrd (d. 8 Apr 1891) [INSCRIPTION, BT1892, LPC2016] |
| Donor: |
her mother, Mrs. A.P. Byrd [BT1892, LPC2016] |
| Date: |
In place for first service in building, 30 Oct 1892 [BT1892] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
LIZZIE BYRD / APR 8 1891 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Floral |
| Location: |
Sunday school room [LPC2016] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Demarest Memorial Windows (although there is only one), so likely Rev. James Demarest, the pastor of the church from 1890-1897, was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, BT1897, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Northrop Memorial Window(s) |
| Description: |
floral and ornamental [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 24 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY STVDIOS [PHOTO] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1904, FDT1904] |
| Designer: |
Agnes Northrop [BT1903B, EAGLE1904, FDT1904] |
| Memorial details: |
Professor Allen Parkhill Northrop (20 Mar 1826 - 5 Mar 1903) [BT1903A, BT1903B, BT1903C, EAGLE1904, FDT1904, WEB] |
| Donor: |
members of the church and alumni of the Flushing Institute [BT1903B, BT1903C] |
| Date: |
It was originally supposed to be unveiled 23 Dec 1903 [BT1903B] |
|
Unveiled 10 Jan 1904 [BT1903C, EAGLE1904, FDT1904] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
ALLEN PARKHILL NORTHROP / MARCH 20 1826 MARCH 5 1903 / ELDER OF THIS CHURCH 1864 - 1903 // BLESSED ARE THEY THAT DO HIS COM- / MANDMENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE / RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE / AND MAY ENTER IN THROUGH THE / GATES INTO THE CITY REV XXII 14 // VERITAS [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Landscape |
| Cost: |
$500, in particular $200 from the alumni of the Flushing Institute [BT1903A, BT1903B] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Northrop Memorial Windows although there is only one [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Comment: |
The window was originally supposed to be unveiled on 13 Dec 1903 [BT1903B] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Baker Memorial Window |
| Description: |
floral [EAGLE1899B] |
|
The Resurrection [BT1899] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1899B, BT1899] |
| Designer: |
Agnes Northrop [EAGLE1899A, EAGLE1899B, BT1899] |
| Memorial details: |
Robert H. Baker (1855 - 11 Apr 1898) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1899A, EAGLE1899B, BT1899, EAGLE1898] |
| Donor: |
his friends [BT1899] |
| Date: |
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 2 Apr 1899 [EAGLE1899A, BT1899] |
| Inscription: |
BLESSED ARE THE PVRE IN HEART / FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD // I SHALL BE / SATISFIED / WHEN I AWAKE / IN THY LIKENESS // IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ROBERT H BAKER 1855 - 1898 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Floral |
| Comment: |
The outer panes are similar in style to the 1892 ornamental windows (ITEM:3.39.1.5) and very different in style to the main part of the central pane, so possibly only that dates to 1899 and the rest to 1892 [DEDUCED] |
| BT1892: |
The Brooklyn Times (29 Oct 1892, p. 3) |
| BT1897: |
The Brooklyn Times (29 Nov1897, p. 7) |
| BT1899: |
The Brooklyn Times (1 Apr 1899, p. 8) |
| BT1903A: |
The Brooklyn Times (16 Jun 1903, p. 9) |
| BT1903B: |
The Brooklyn Times (23 Nov 1903, p. 10) |
| BT1903C: |
The Brooklyn Times (7 Dec 1903, p. 10) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DT2017: |
Donald Traser, personal communication (23 Sep 2017) |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| EAGLE1892: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (6 Aug 1892, p. 6) |
| EAGLE1898: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (12 Apr 1898, p. 5) |
| EAGLE1899A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (30 Mar 1899, p. 7) |
| EAGLE1899B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (2 Apr 1899, p. 39) |
| EAGLE1904: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (11 Jan 1904, p. 10) |
| FDT1904: |
Flushing Daily Times (11 Jan 1904, p. 1) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| LPC2016: |
Landmarks Preservation Commission (in particular referencing Flushing Journal of 13 Aug 1892 and 29 Oct 1892), Marianne Hurley (13 Dec 2016) |
| MOBIA2012: |
Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion (MOBIA), Patricia C. Pongracz (ed.) (2012, p. 182) |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| 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 |
