| Site Id: |
38.4.1 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Address: |
1117 Texas Avenue |
| Location: |
Houston, Texas 77002, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
29.75967, -95.36115 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 112 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 223 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
Medium |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1893 [HAG1990] |
| Architect: |
Silas McBee with J. Arthur Tempest [HAG1990] |
| Also of interest: |
1908 Ashe Memorial Window, "Christ Blessing the Children", by Gorham [HDP1908, HDP1909] |
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1909 Rice Memorial Window, "Nativity", by Gorham [HDP1909, PHOTO] |
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1921 War Memorial Window, "Crucifixion", by J. & R. Lamb [HP1921A, HP1921B] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Ennis Memorial Window (Belo Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Charity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 112 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 223 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Jeannette Ingals Kimball Ennis (4 Sep 1822 - 5 Apr 1898) [INSCRIPTION, HAG1990, FINDAGRAVE, WEB] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
1898 [HAG1990] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God // To the Glory of God and In Memory of / Jeannette I / wife of Cornelius Ennis / 1822 1898 / Founder and first president of the Parish / Association of Christ Church [PHOTO, DEDUCED] |
| Category: |
Charity |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Belo Memorial Window so likely Jeannette Ennis Belo, a daughter of Mrs. Ennis, was at least one of the donors and was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| HAG1990: |
Houston Architectural Guide, Stephen Fox and Nancy Hadley (1990, p. 45) |
| HDP1908: |
Houston Daily Post (27 Dec 1908, p. 15) |
| HDP1909: |
Houston Daily Post (17 Jan 1909, p. 10) |
| HP1921A: |
The Houston Post (9 Jan 1921, p. 12) |
| HP1921B: |
The Houston Post (10 Jan 1921, p. 1) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| 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 |
