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The St. Mary's Guild was incorporated in 1899, tasked with supervising a number of church organizations.<ref>Crofut 1975, p. 15.</ref> A significant gift of $10,000 was provided by financier [[Robert Fulton Cutting]] in 1919, ensuring the Guild's financial stability during the Great Depression.<ref>Crofut 1975, p. 25.</ref>
The St. Mary's Guild was incorporated in 1899, tasked with supervising a number of church organizations.<ref>Crofut 1975, p. 15.</ref> A significant gift of $10,000 was provided by financier [[Robert Fulton Cutting]] in 1919, ensuring the Guild's financial stability during the Great Depression.<ref>Crofut 1975, p. 25.</ref>


Several notable figures are known to have attended services at St. Mary's. At a baptismal ceremony on June 9, 1896, a young [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] served as a godfather for his cousin and Tuxedo Park resident Sara Roosevelt Collier.<ref>Crofut 1975, p. 12.</ref>{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} [[J. P. Morgan]] attended a wedding service for his niece at St. Mary's in June, 1908.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 24, 1908|title=MISS MORGAN WEDS REV. WM. FITZ-SIMON: The Bride is Given in Marriage by Her Uncle, J. Pierpont Morgan|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=}}</ref> The then-[[Superintendent of the United States Military Academy]] [[Douglas MacArthur]] was a speaker at two Memorial Day services held on the church lawn in the early 1920s.<ref name=":3">Lemanski, Bill (February 22, 2012). "St. Mary's in Tuxedo shines as a gem". ''The Photo News''. Retrieved May 31, 2021.</ref><ref>Crofut 1975, p. 27.</ref>{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} The then-Bishop of Rhode Island [[James De Wolf Perry|James DeWolf Perry]] presided over the wedding of Louise King and Kenneth Shaw Safe at St. Mary's on April 24, 1926; guests included [[Henry Francis du Pont]] and [[Frederic Augustus Juilliard]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 25, 1926|title=LOUISE KING WEDS KENIETH A. S. SAFE: Bishop Perry of Rhode Island Performs Ceremony in St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo. 2,000 ASKED TO RECEPTION Father Escorts the Bride -- Alice M. Post Maid of Honor -- Great Array of Society.|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Notable attendees present at the funeral for New York State Special Sessions Judge Frederic Kernochan in January 1937 included [[Fiorello La Guardia]], [[Thomas E. Dewey]] and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's son, [[James Roosevelt]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 13, 1937|title=LEADERS ATTEND KERNOCHAN RITES: Judicial Associates Attend Simple Service in St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park. CITY OFFICIALS IN THRONG Mayor La Guardia Among 500 at Funeral--President's Son Represents Washington. Boys Scouts Guard of Honor James Roosevelt Present|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The Duke of Windsor and former King [[Edward VIII]] of England and his wife, Duchess of Windsor [[Wallace Simpson]], attended a baptismal event at St. Mary's in 1969 for one of the Duchess's godchildren.<ref name=":3" />{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Several notable figures are known to have attended services at St. Mary's. At a baptismal ceremony on June 9, 1896, a young [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] served as a godfather for his cousin and Tuxedo Park resident Sara Roosevelt Collier.<ref>Crofut 1975, p. 12.</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=June 2021}} [[J. P. Morgan]] attended a wedding service for his niece at St. Mary's in June, 1908.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 24, 1908|title=MISS MORGAN WEDS REV. WM. FITZ-SIMON: The Bride is Given in Marriage by Her Uncle, J. Pierpont Morgan|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=}}</ref> The then-[[Superintendent of the United States Military Academy]] [[Douglas MacArthur]] was a speaker at two Memorial Day services held on the church lawn in the early 1920s.<ref name=":3">Lemanski, Bill (February 22, 2012). "St. Mary's in Tuxedo shines as a gem". ''The Photo News''. Retrieved May 31, 2021.</ref><ref>Crofut 1975, p. 27.</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=June 2021}} The then-Bishop of Rhode Island [[James De Wolf Perry|James DeWolf Perry]] presided over the wedding of Louise King and Kenneth Shaw Safe at St. Mary's on April 24, 1926; guests included [[Henry Francis du Pont]] and [[Frederic Augustus Juilliard]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 25, 1926|title=LOUISE KING WEDS KENIETH A. S. SAFE: Bishop Perry of Rhode Island Performs Ceremony in St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo. 2,000 ASKED TO RECEPTION Father Escorts the Bride -- Alice M. Post Maid of Honor -- Great Array of Society.|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Notable attendees present at the funeral for New York State Special Sessions Judge Frederic Kernochan in January 1937 included [[Fiorello La Guardia]], [[Thomas E. Dewey]] and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's son, [[James Roosevelt]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 13, 1937|title=LEADERS ATTEND KERNOCHAN RITES: Judicial Associates Attend Simple Service in St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park. CITY OFFICIALS IN THRONG Mayor La Guardia Among 500 at Funeral--President's Son Represents Washington. Boys Scouts Guard of Honor James Roosevelt Present|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The Duke of Windsor and former King [[Edward VIII]] of England and his wife, Duchess of Windsor [[Wallace Simpson]], attended a baptismal event at St. Mary's in 1969 for one of the Duchess's godchildren.<ref name=":3" />{{Additional citation needed|date=June 2021}}


=== List of Rectors ===
=== List of Rectors ===
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The cemetery at St. Mary's was founded in 1910, soon after the deaths of [[Pierre Lorillard IV|Pierre Lorillard's]] daughter Emily Lorillard Kent and her husband, William Kent.<ref name=":0" /> Noted burials at St. Mary's include:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Mary's-In-Tuxedo Church Cemetery Memorials|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1959592/memorial-search?page=1#sr-193161537|url-status=live|access-date=May 31, 2021|website=[[Find a Grave]]}}</ref>
The cemetery at St. Mary's was founded in 1910, soon after the deaths of [[Pierre Lorillard IV|Pierre Lorillard's]] daughter Emily Lorillard Kent and her husband, William Kent.<ref name=":0" /> Noted burials at St. Mary's include:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Mary's-In-Tuxedo Church Cemetery Memorials|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1959592/memorial-search?page=1#sr-193161537|url-status=live|access-date=May 31, 2021|website=[[Find a Grave]]}}</ref>


* [[Emily Post]], American author, novelist, and socialite
* [[Emily Post]], American author, novelist and socialite
* [[Katharine St. George|Katherine St. George]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New York (state)|New York]], and cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
* [[Katharine St. George|Katherine St. George]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New York (state)|New York]], and cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
* Henry Morgan Tilford, oil magnate; considered the founder of [[Standard Oil of California]] (today known as [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]])
* Henry Morgan Tilford, oil magnate; considered the founder of [[Standard Oil of California]] (today known as [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]])
*Richard Mortimer, real estate investor and society leader during the [[Gilded Age]]
*Richard Mortimer, real estate investor and [[Gilded Age]] socialite
*[[Frederic de Peyster Foster]], prominent lawyer and philanthropist
*[[Frederic de Peyster Foster]], prominent lawyer and philanthropist
* Ellen Farnsworth Loomis, wife of investment banker and scientist [[Alfred Lee Loomis]]
* Ellen Farnsworth Loomis, wife of investment banker and scientist [[Alfred Lee Loomis]]

Revision as of 16:25, 2 June 2021

41°11′47″N 74°11′11″W / 41.19639°N 74.18639°W / 41.19639; -74.18639 St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo is an historic Episcopal parish church located in the Village of Tuxedo Park, New York.

St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo
Location10 Fox Hill Road, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
Websitehttps://www.stmtux.org/
History
StatusParish Church
Founded1887
Consecrated1888
Architecture
Architect(s)William Appleton Potter
Architectural typeShingle Style
Administration
ProvinceProvince II
DioceseNew York
Clergy
RectorRichard James Robÿn
Laity
Organist(s)Sheldon Eldridge

History

The brother-in-law of Tuxedo Park founder Pierre Lorillard IV, Henry I. Barbey, offered to build and furnish a new village church in 1887, as the community had outgrown the public schoolhouse and later the temporary chapel that had been used for services up to that point.[1] Following construction, St. Mary's was consecrated by architect William A. Potter's brother, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York Henry Codman Potter,[2][3] on October 14, 1888.[4] The church was significantly expanded starting in 1897, with a series of additions that widened and lengthened the nave over the following seven years.[5]

The St. Mary's Guild was incorporated in 1899, tasked with supervising a number of church organizations.[6] A significant gift of $10,000 was provided by financier Robert Fulton Cutting in 1919, ensuring the Guild's financial stability during the Great Depression.[7]

Several notable figures are known to have attended services at St. Mary's. At a baptismal ceremony on June 9, 1896, a young Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as a godfather for his cousin and Tuxedo Park resident Sara Roosevelt Collier.[8][additional citation(s) needed] J. P. Morgan attended a wedding service for his niece at St. Mary's in June, 1908.[9] The then-Superintendent of the United States Military Academy Douglas MacArthur was a speaker at two Memorial Day services held on the church lawn in the early 1920s.[10][11][additional citation(s) needed] The then-Bishop of Rhode Island James DeWolf Perry presided over the wedding of Louise King and Kenneth Shaw Safe at St. Mary's on April 24, 1926; guests included Henry Francis du Pont and Frederic Augustus Juilliard.[12] Notable attendees present at the funeral for New York State Special Sessions Judge Frederic Kernochan in January 1937 included Fiorello La Guardia, Thomas E. Dewey and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's son, James Roosevelt.[13] The Duke of Windsor and former King Edward VIII of England and his wife, Duchess of Windsor Wallace Simpson, attended a baptismal event at St. Mary's in 1969 for one of the Duchess's godchildren.[10][additional citation(s) needed]

List of Rectors

Years Rector
1888 - 1891 The Rev. Vaughn Colston
1892 - 1894 The Rev. W. McCarthy Windsor
1894 - 1903 The Rev. George G. Merrill
1903 - 1911 The Rev. William Fitz-Simon
1911 - 1912 The Rev. Malbone Burkhead
1912 - 1937 The Rev. Robert S. W. Wood
1937 - 1952 The Rev. Leon E. Cartmell
1953 - 1969 The Rev. Fenimore E. Cooper
1969 - 1979 The Rev. James R. Leo
1980 - 2006 The Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Cromey
2007 - 2015 The Rev. Elizabeth S. McWhorter
2017 - The Rev. Richard J. Robÿn

[14]

Art and Architecture

A view of the nave during the annual Christmas Eve service

Desiring to complement the work of Village architect Bruce Price, architect William A. Potter—known for his numerous contributions to Princeton University's campus—produced a Shingle style design for St. Mary's in 1887.[15][16] In 1922 Isabelle Weart Giles arranged to redesign the church's sanctuary in honor of her late husband, Henry Morgan Tilford, by the noted Gothic Revivalist architect Bertram Goodhue.[17][18] Celebrated architectural sculptor Lee Lawrie contributed an alabaster and gold panel located behind the altar as part of this redesign.[19]

Several prominent architects contributed to the wider St. Mary's campus. The 1895 rectory was designed by Richard Howland Hunt in the same Shingle style of the nearby church. The parish house, currently named Bentley Hall, was designed by Beaux-Arts architect James Brown Lord and was built in 1901.[20][17] Bishop Potter assisted in the ceremony of laying the cornerstone in February, 1901.[21]

The Chapel of the Holy Spirit, constructed in the church's stone undercroft in 1941 and featuring elements taken from the Tuxedo Park homes of Richard Mortimer and Henry Morgan Tilford, was designed by George de Ris of J&R Lamb Studios.[17][22][23] Multiple stained glass fragments dating from the 16th century were incorporated into the chapel windows.[24]

Stained glass

A window featuring 16th- to 17th-century Swiss heraldic glass fragments in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit

St. Mary's is home to an array of stained glass produced by several prominent studios around the turn of the 20th century,[25] including those of Louis Comfort Tiffany,[26][27] Charles Lamb, John La Farge, Maitland Armstrong and Henry Wynd Young. Several windows have been restored in recent years.[28][25]

List of windows

  • Louis Comfort Tiffany[29]
    • "Edith Godfrey Memorial" (presumed)[30]
    • "Pilgrim Window" - Memorial to William Lawrence Breese[31][32][33][34]
    • "George Preston Memorial" - Preston Memorial Window (Hoffman Memorial Window)[33][34]
    • "St. Elizabeth" - De Rham Memorial Window[32][33][34]
    • "Crown of Life, St. Gertrude" - Memorial to Emily Post Griswold (May 10, 1905)[33][34]
    • "Cross in a Field of Painted Flowers" - Coster Memorial Window[33][34]
    • "Angel Playing a Musical Instrument" - Dated 1890 (presumed)[30]
  • "Crown of Life" - Memorial to Emily Post Griswold, by Tiffany Studios
    Maitland Armstrong
  • John La Farge
    • "Belief in the Resurrection" - Dated 1890; commissioned by Pierre Lorillard in memory of his son, Nathaniel Griswold Lorillard (1864-1888)[37][25][38]
      "Belief in the Resurrection" - Apse Window by John La Farge, in memory of Nathaniel Griswold Lorillard
  • J&R Lamb Studios
    • "Jesus with Angels" - Andrae Memorial Window (also called "Resurrection")[39]
    • "Iselin Memorial" (presumed)[40]
  • J. Gordon Guthrie
    • "Christ the Good Shepherd" - Post Memorial Window[25]
"Jesus with Angels" - Memorial to Benjamin Henning Andrae, by Lamb Studios

Burials

The cemetery at St. Mary's was founded in 1910, soon after the deaths of Pierre Lorillard's daughter Emily Lorillard Kent and her husband, William Kent.[1] Noted burials at St. Mary's include:[41]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Sonne, Christian R.; Hempel, Chiu yin; Bleecker, James, eds. (2007). Tuxedo Park: The Historic Houses. Tuxedo Park, NY: Tuxedo Park Historical Society. pp. 42–44. ISBN 0978945204.
  2. ^ Crofut, Doris (1975). St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo, 1888-1975. Tuxedo Park, NY: Library Research Associates for St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Notes from Suffern". Rockland County Journal. Vol. XXXVIII. October 20, 1888. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Rushmore, George M. (1957). The World With a Fence Around It: Tuxedo Park, The Early Days. New York, NY: Pagent Press, Inc. p. 43.
  5. ^ St. Mary’s-in-Tuxedo Condition Survey & Stewardship Plan Report of Investigation. WSA|ModernRuins. 2020. p. 19.
  6. ^ Crofut 1975, p. 15.
  7. ^ Crofut 1975, p. 25.
  8. ^ Crofut 1975, p. 12.
  9. ^ "MISS MORGAN WEDS REV. WM. FITZ-SIMON: The Bride is Given in Marriage by Her Uncle, J. Pierpont Morgan". The New York Times. June 24, 1908.
  10. ^ a b Lemanski, Bill (February 22, 2012). "St. Mary's in Tuxedo shines as a gem". The Photo News. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ Crofut 1975, p. 27.
  12. ^ "LOUISE KING WEDS KENIETH A. S. SAFE: Bishop Perry of Rhode Island Performs Ceremony in St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo. 2,000 ASKED TO RECEPTION Father Escorts the Bride -- Alice M. Post Maid of Honor -- Great Array of Society". The New York Times. April 25, 1926.
  13. ^ "LEADERS ATTEND KERNOCHAN RITES: Judicial Associates Attend Simple Service in St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park. CITY OFFICIALS IN THRONG Mayor La Guardia Among 500 at Funeral--President's Son Represents Washington. Boys Scouts Guard of Honor James Roosevelt Present". The New York Times. January 13, 1937.
  14. ^ "The Rectors of St. Mary's". Retrieved June 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Wodehouse, Lawrence (May 1, 1973). "William Appleton Potter, Principal "Pasticheur" of Henry Hobson Richardson". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 32: 190 – via JSTOR.
  16. ^ Schuyler, Montgomery (1909). "The Work of William Appleton Potter". Architectural Record. 26: 196 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ a b c "A Tour of Our Campus". Retrieved May 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Crofut 1975, p. 25.
  19. ^ Tachau, Hanna (August 1922). "Lee Lawrie - Architectural Sculptor". International Studio: 394 – via archive.org.
  20. ^ Tobin, Richard Leonard (2012). Deconstructing James Brown Lord: A Monograph. Columbia University Historic Preservation Thesis. p. 89.
  21. ^ "Parish House Cornerstone Laid". The New York Times. February 3, 1901.
  22. ^ "George de Ris architectural drawings and papers, 1922-1983 bulk 1922-1931". Retrieved May 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Bishop Manning to Dedicate New Chapel at Tuxedo Sunday". Ramapo Valley Independent. January 16, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  24. ^ Caviness, Madeline H. (1985). Stained glass before 1700 in American collections: Corpus vitrearum Checklist I. Studies in the History of Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. p. 203.
  25. ^ a b c d "A Tour of Our Windows". Retrieved May 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ A synopsis of the exhibit of the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company in the American Section of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the World's Fair, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill., 1893, with an appendix on Memorial Windows. New York, NY: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. 1893. p. 30.
  27. ^ "Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company". The Churchman. 74: viii. December 19, 1896 – via Google Books.
  28. ^ "Clients". Femenella & Associates. Retrieved June 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company. 1893.
  30. ^ a b "St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo, Tuxedo Park, New York". Tiffany Census. Retrieved June 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. ^ The Epoch. February 28, 1890. p. 60.
  32. ^ a b A List of Windows: And Extracts from Letters & Newspapers, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company. 1897. p. 23.
  33. ^ a b c d e A Partial List of Tiffany Windows, Tiffany Studios. 1910. p. 36.
  34. ^ a b c d e Duncan, A., Aulicino, B., & Arnoldo Mondadori, eds. (1980). Tiffany windows. p. 207.
  35. ^ "Memory of C.F. Crocker - A Stained Glass Window for St. Mary's Church, in Tuxedo". The Topeka State Journal. April 9, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  36. ^ The Churchman. June 11, 1898. p. 853.
  37. ^ Yarnall, James (2012). John La Farge, A Biographical and Critical Study. Routledge. p. 164.
  38. ^ "A WINDOW FOR CLEVELAND, OHIO". The New York Times. July 11, 1890. p. 4.
  39. ^ The Churchman. April 29, 1905. p. 646.
  40. ^ Femenella and Associates.
  41. ^ "Saint Mary's-In-Tuxedo Church Cemetery Memorials". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

References

  • Crofut, Doris (1975). St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo, 1888-1975. Tuxedo Park, N.Y: Printed by Library Research Associates for St. Mary's-in-Tuxedo. OCLC 2006112.
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