Historic Brighton Special Event
“Celebrating the 2025 Leo Dodd Heritage Preservation Award to Valerie O’Hara
of Pike Stained Glass Studios, Inc.”
Sunday, November 16, 2025
- 3rd Presbyterian Church
- 4 Meigs Street Rochester, NY 14604
- 2 p.m. – Free Admission
- A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall
Long-time Brighton resident Valerie O’Hara will present a history of the stained glass windows at Third Presbyterian Church in the Sanctuary. Founded in 1908 by William Pike, and continued in 1948 by James and Norma Lee O’Hara, Pike Stained Glass Studios has been directed by Valerie O’Hara, their daughter, since 1987.
Pike creates and restores stained glass windows in a 4,000 square foot studio, centrally located in downtown Rochester.
Valerie had the unique opportunity to be raised in a stained glass studio. From the age of 12, Valerie apprenticed at the studio after school, learning from her parents. She graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1976. Specializing in the art of hand painting on glass to create effects that cannot be achieved through the medium of lead and glass alone, and being knowledgeable in religious iconography, Valerie is uniquely qualified to continue the work of her predecessors in stained glass.
Stained glass window at 3rd Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY. Designed by Valerie O’Hara of Pike Stained Glass Studios.
