Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
- Address: 1047 Amsterdam Ave
- Vicinity: W 110th St
- Neighborhood of Morningside Heights in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1843/00/00 | Ithiel Town | Architect | The Leake and Watts Orphanage opens at 112th St and Amsterdam Ave. A significant Greek Revival building designed by Ithiel Town, it still stands on the grounds of the current Cathedral of St John the Divine. | |||
| 1892/12/27 | Heins and LaFarge | Architect | Bishop Potter lays the cornerstone on St John's Day, December 27. | |||
| 1892/12/27 | Rev Henry Codman Potter | Vocation | Bishop Potter lays the cornerstone on St John's Day, December 27. | |||
| 1900/00/00 | Jones Brothers Granite | Quarry men | Jones Brothers cut massive granite columns for St John the Divine. The hauling 16 pieces of granite, 38 ft long and 6 ft in dia, as well as 8 pieces measuring 18 ft long and weighing 40 tons and erecting the columns took over a year to complete. | |||
| 1909/07/00 | Rafael Guastavino Jr | Architect | Guastavino tile dome is installed as a temporary roof over the crossing of Saint John the Divine, completed in 15 weeks during the summer of 1909 | |||
| 1911/00/00 | Ralph Adams Cram | Architect | Ralph A Cram is appointed Consulting Architect of the Cathedral of St John the Divine, NY. | |||
| 1913/00/00 | Ralph Adams Cram | Architect | Ralph Cram accepts a commission from the trustees of the Cathedral of St John the Divine to become cathedral architect. Cram proposes a radical transformation of the partially built cathedral from Romanesque-Byzantine to a English Gothic style. | |||
| 1913/00/00 | Cram and Ferguson | Architect | Cathedral House (1914), Ogilvie House (1913, Donated by Helen S Ogilvie in memory of her husband, John Clinton Ogilvie, painter) and Synod House (1913) are built | |||
| 1916/00/00 | Construction of the Cathedral of St John the Divine comes to a halt as World War I rages in Europe. | |||||
| 1920/03/00 | Ralph Adams Cram | Architect | St John the Divine's board of trustees passes a resolution to proceed with construction of the nave in a style designed by architect Ralph Cram. It will be the heroic Gothic cathedral of his dreams. | |||
| 1931/11/00 | William Woodward of Belair Stud | Benefactor | William Woodward donates $80,000 for the 40-foot diameter Great West Rose Window at the Cathedral of St John the Divine. | |||
| 1932/00/00 | Charles J Connick | Artisan | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine's Rose Window by Charles Connick is installed. | |||
| 1974/05/27 | Duke Ellington | In Memoriam | Duke Ellington's funeral is held at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. |
| Particulars for Cathedral of Saint John the Divine: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Geology | Granite |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Building Attribute | Stained Glass |
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