Kiselich Memorial Sash Window with Lillies from West End Methodist Church, c. 1929

Name/Title

Kiselich Memorial Sash Window with Lillies from West End Methodist Church, c. 1929

Entry/Object ID

1983.50.7

Description

ACC. NO. 83.50.7 SUBJECT CATEGORY: Churches, Methodist, West End DATE OR PERIOD: c. 1929 OBJECT: Window, church, Sash DESCRIPTION: Wooden sash window, green paint on exterior side, interior side is natural wood varnished. Lower portion is damaged. Center motif consists of three lilies on an amber colored background with a variegated green around border. Contains memorial to "August Kiselich 1863–1925". Size: 26" x 55". HISTORY OF OBJECT: Removed from the West End Methodist Church, Eighth and Santa Clara Avenue, which was erected in 1929 and was destroyed by fire in 1971. (West End Methodist Church was founded in 1885.) After loss of church from fire, it was decided not to rebuild and to merge with Twin Towers Methodist Church, ACQUIRED FROM: Twin Towers Method Church DATE: December 3, 1983