Rockaway - Sage Memorial Church, Far Rockaway

Collection: James Supple Collection

Date: ca. 1915; 1910 Material: Black and white postcard Dimension: 5.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 ppi

Identifier: aql:30296 jsc-000144 jsc-000144.tif

Description: Sage Memorial Church, Far Rockaway. The full name was the Russell Sage Memorial Church it is still there, and is now called First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway. It was commissioned by Olivia Slocum Sage as a memorial to her late husband, Russell Sage (1816–1906). Designed by the architect Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942), the church was built between 1908 and 1910 and is a Neo-Gothic-style building; it includes a memorial stained glass window of a landscape, designed by Tiffany Studio.

Title : Rockaway - Sage Memorial Church, Far Rockaway

Collection : aql:30341

Date : ca. 1915; 1910

Summary/Description : Sage Memorial Church, Far Rockaway. The full name was the Russell Sage Memorial Church it is still there, and is now called First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway. It was commissioned by Olivia Slocum Sage as a memorial to her late husband, Russell Sage (1816–1906). Designed by the architect Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942), the church was built between 1908 and 1910 and is a Neo-Gothic-style building; it includes a memorial stained glass window of a landscape, designed by Tiffany Studio.

Subject : Church buildings

Relation : James Supple Collection

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Coverage : 896 Central Ave, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Far Rockaway (New York, N.Y.) Rockaway (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Postcards

Format : Black and white postcard; 5.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 ppi

Identifier : aql:30296 jsc-000144 jsc-000144.tif