Wheeling Stained Glass Works and Art Decorating Company 

John Cox was born in England (London), where he learned the glass decorating business. He ultimately moved to the United States and resided in New York State, Tiffin, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Tiltonsville, Ohio before relocating to Wheeling in 1892.

In Wheeling, Cox began the Wheeling Stained Glass Works and Art Decorating Company and set up shop at 1211 and 1215 Main Street. He previously worked with Louis Comfort Tiffany before commencing his own enterprise. Cox was an innovative artist with several patents credited to his name.

John Cox died in 1906 as “the result of injuries he sustained when moving a large piece of stained glass.” He is buried in Wheeling’s Greenwood Cemetery. His son, Thomas, subsequently operated the business, which he moved to Warwood in 1915. He operated the business from his home at 144 North 19th Street until 1923.

Many fine homes and churches in Wheeling feature Cox windows including the former Warwood Lutheran Church (large Gethesmane window in the front of the church on Warwood Avenue). Some are described in the attached articles. Thomas Cox lived to the ripe age of 100 and died in Connecticut where he lived with his daughter.

-Information provided by Charles Julian

Location

▶prior to 1915:  Showroom @ 1321 Main Street; Factory @ 1211 Main Street

▶1915-1923: 144 North 19th Street (Warwood)

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