User:RGKMA/sandbox/St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
| St. Stephen's Episcopal Church | |
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| Address | 67 East St. Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Website | Church website |
| History | |
| Consecrated | November 19, 1892 by Phillips Brooks |
| Associated people | William Newton |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Peabody & Stearns |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1889–1990 |
| Specifications | |
| Tower height | 72 feet (22 m) |
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church | |
| Coordinates | 42°26′55.1″N 73°15′8.6″W / 42.448639°N 73.252389°W |
| Part of | Park Square Historic District (ID75001911) |
| Designated CP | July 24, 1975 |
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival Episcopal Church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts designed by Peabody & Stearns under the rectorship of William Wilberforce Newton. Consecrated by Phillips Brooks November 19, 1892. Stained glass windows designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Mary Elizabeth Tillinghast. Renovated in 1984. Located in the Park Square Historic District.
Completed May 14, 1890. Major additions in 1920 (parish house) and 1957[1]
4- St. Stephen's Church was designed by the Boston architectural firm of Peabody and Stearns, and is English Gothic Revival in style. Its cornerstone was laid in 1889 and the edifice consecrated by the Right Reverend Phillips Brooks in 1892. The church is built in Longmeadow brown sandstone and is distinguished by its central buttressed and crenelated tower which is 72 feet high. The stained glass windows in St. Stephen's are by Tillinghast and Tiffany. A modern addition has been made to the rear of the structure. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=pit.a
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Historic Building Detail: PIT.41 – Saint Stephen's Church". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, William F. Galvin. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Holden, Wheaton A. (May 1973). "The Peabody Touch: Peabody and Stearns of Boston, 1870-1917". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 32 (2). University of California Press: 114–131. doi:10.2307/988826 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Beach, Moses Y., ed. (March 21, 1889). "New Episcopal Church: The Plans of Peabody & Stearns Accepted". The Berkshire County Eagle. Vol. 100, no. 12. p. 5.
- ^ Beach, Moses Y., ed. (July 4, 1889). "St. Stephen's Episcopal Church". The Berkshire County Eagle. Vol. 100, no. 27. p. 1.
- ^ "The New St. Stephens". The Pittsfield Sun. Vol. 88, no. 35. March 22, 1888. p. 5.