John Lowe

Active: Unknown - Present Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 3865

Distinction:

English; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1801? until 1813.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Note from the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va., Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Born 1760 in London, England; apprentice with Gray of London, England; immigrated to the United States, (1801?); active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died December 13, 1813 during an installation in New York City, New York; succeeded by Thomas S. Hall, 1813.

Staff: Thomas S. Hall.

Sources:

  • Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 70.
  • John Ogasapian, Organ Building in New York City 1700-1900 (Braintree, MA: The Organ Literature Foundation 1977), 37.
  • Stephen Pinel.
  • Barbara J. Owen and Thomas Cunningham, "New Revised Builders List", [continued from previous issue] The Tracker 9:3 (Richmond, Va., Organ Historical Society, 1965) 13.

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