Background
D.’Ascenzo, Nicola was born on September 25, 1871 in Torricella, Peligna. Italy. Son of Giacinto and Mary Joseph (Italiana) D.’A.
D.’Ascenzo, Nicola was born on September 25, 1871 in Torricella, Peligna. Italy. Son of Giacinto and Mary Joseph (Italiana) D.’A.
Came to the United States, 1882. Educated Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Museum and School Industrial Art, New York School of Design Scoula, Libera, Rome, Italy.
1 son, Nicola Goodwin. Proprietor The Doctorate’Ascenzo Studios, makers of stained glass, murals, mosaics. Philadelphia Principal works: historical windows, Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Clerestory windows, Mercersburg (Pennsylvania) Academy.
Chapel windows Georgetown Preparatory School, Garrett Park. Maryland.; windows Folger-Shakespeare Library of Washington, District of Columbia.
Windows and Stations of the Cross, Church of the Holy Child, Philadelphia Great west window. Princeton University Chapel.
Windows for Riverside Bant.
Ch (New York), Saint James Protestant Episcopal Church (Bristol. Pennsylvania). Unitarian Church Philadelphia), and Fidelity Philadelphia Building (Philadelphia). Window in Chanel of the Holy Spirit, National Cathedral.
Washington, District of Columbia.
Clerestory and aisle windows in Labor and Press Bays, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City. Clerestory and front windows, Saint Andrew’s R C. Church, New York City.
Windows, Street Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church, Arlington. New Jersey, and First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
All windows, First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham.
Alabama: all windows and chancel mosaics. Independent Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama. Mausoleum windows. Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Glendale, California.
Member Architectural League New New York Society Mural Decorators, Science and Artist Member American Institute Architects. Former secretary State Art Jury, Pennsylvania.
Member Board of Public Education, City of Philadelphia.
Married Myrtle Goodwin, June 12, 1894.