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Tiffany Glass at the Willard Chapel in Auburn NY

Tiffany Glass at the Willard Chapel in Auburn NY

I finally visited the Willard Memorial Chapel this weekend. It was amazing to me that such beautiful local artistic work was just 5 miles from the Hummingbird’s Home – what a wonderful afternoon getaway.

<<The Willard Memorial Chapel is an unparalleled example of Tiffany’s work in various mediums. Included in the interior are 14 opalescent windows, a rose window, a large figure window, nine Mooresque-styled chandeliers, memorial tablets of glass mosaic tile and gilt bronze, furnishings of oak inlaid with metal and glass mosaic, a ceiling with gold leaf stencils and mosaic flooring. Built in 1892-1894, the interior of the Chapel was designed and handcrafted entirely by Tiffany Glass Co., and is the only complete and unaltered Tiffany designed religion interior known to exist in the world. The Chapel is on the National Register.>> read more