Window Of The Month

Cathedral of St. Paul, Detroit, MI.
Built 1911. Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson, architects.

The following information was taken directly from the Michigan Stained Glass Census web site. For those of you who only hear bad things about Detroit... think again. There are so many treasures, like this one, that people really need to hear about. Click on the Window Of The Month link on this blog for details and photos of the windows.

Many of the early Episcopal churches in large cities possess a who's who of the late 19th and early 20th century world of stained glass. The Cathedral of St. Paul in Detroit is no exception. The building was designed (1908-1911) by Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson, the famed Boston architectural firm. Architect Ralph Adams Cram is said to have planned the overall theme for the stained glass windows, which eventually included the participation of several fine American and European studios: Charles Connick; J&R Lamb Studio and the William/Henry Willet Studio; from Germany, Mayer Studio; and from England, Powell & Whitefriers and Heaton, Butler and Bayne. St. Paul’s was designated a state historical property in 1980 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This location is the administrative home for 97 Episcopalian congregations throughout southeast and mid-Michigan, supporting 15 Diocesan-wide social service agencies/programs and chaplains at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University.

Hope you are having a happy Monday!

Pat