Robert S. Rowland

Active: 1920 - 1979 Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 5428

Distinction:

St. Johnsville, New York; 1920s; Utica, New York, 1931; Ossining, New York; 1941-1981.

Jim Stettner on October 30th, 2004:
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). Born 1898 in St. Johnsville, New York; trained with Clarence Morey; active in St. Johnsville, New York, 1920s; in Utica, New York, 1931; in Ossining, New York, 1941; built last organ, 1978; continued maintenance work; retired in Ossining, New York, 1981; relocated to State College, Pennsylvania, c. 1986; died February 4, 1995 in State College, New York. Sources:
  • Correspondence of David H. Fox.
  • Organ Handbook 1989 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society), 77.
  • The American Organist May 1995 (New York: American Guild of Organists), 45.
  • The American Organist July 1995, 53.

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