W.B.D. Simmons & Co.
1877
First Universalist Church
140 Main Street
South Acton, MA, US
8 Ranks - 452 Pipes
Instrument ID: 67069 ● Builder ID: 5769 ● Location ID: 58213
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Builder: W.B.D. Simmons & Co.
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals 2 DivisionsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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Exhibited in the 1961 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Paul R. Marchesano on August 10th, 2021:
The First Universalist Church at 140 Main in South Acton and at the intersection ofMain Street and Central Street was designed by the Boston architectural firm of Oberand Rand in 1877 in the Stick Style, a late 19th century Victorian style of architectureand the only one of this style in South Acton. George Wood of Concord was thebuilder with construction being completed in 1878. This organ was built for the Universalist Church at So. Acton, Massachusetts, at a cost of $1,400.00 and was installed in 1877 by employees of the builder, Wm. B. D. Simmons of Boston,. who died in October, 1876, aged 53. Subsequent to vandalism perpetrated after the church closed, the organ was removed in 1971 by Alan Lau/man and Christopher Capers; relocated through the Organ Clearing House, it is to be rebuilt for Sacred Heart Church, Danville, Virginia. One manual, nine ranks, mechanical action. Case alteration designed and drawn by Donald Olson. -- information from Culver Mowers ad in 1979 OHS Handbook and Acton, Massachusetts history web page
The First Universalist Church at 140 Main in South Acton and at the intersection ofMain Street and Central Street was designed by the Boston architectural firm of Oberand Rand in 1877 in the Stick Style, a late 19th century Victorian style of architectureand the only one of this style in South Acton. George Wood of Concord was thebuilder with construction being completed in 1878. This organ was built for the Universalist Church at So. Acton, Massachusetts, at a cost of $1,400.00 and was installed in 1877 by employees of the builder, Wm. B. D. Simmons of Boston,. who died in October, 1876, aged 53. Subsequent to vandalism perpetrated after the church closed, the organ was removed in 1971 by Alan Lau/man and Christopher Capers; relocated through the Organ Clearing House, it is to be rebuilt for Sacred Heart Church, Danville, Virginia. One manual, nine ranks, mechanical action. Case alteration designed and drawn by Donald Olson. -- information from Culver Mowers ad in 1979 OHS Handbook and Acton, Massachusetts history web page
Related Instrument Entries: Andover Organ Co. (1981)
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