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Frank Roosevelt (1887)

Location:

First Methodist Episcopal (AKA Lovely Lane Methodist)
2200 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218 US
Organ ID: 58571

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on June 16, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 23 ranks. 2 manuals.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on November 29, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on November 29, 2018.
Database Manager on November 29, 2018:

Updated by James R. Houston, who has heard or played the organ.

First Methodist Church is known as \"Lovely Lane Methodist\" (not Lovel)

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on December 18, 2018.
Database Manager on June 13, 2016:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Steve Bartley, using information found in 11/7/1887 pg 4 Sun Paper; Lewis & Hitchcock service records.

Organ sits in an free standing balcony above and behind the pulpit. 1930 Austin Organ reused many pipes and case.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Lewis & Hitcock 1930s service records
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Case of 1887 Frank Roosevelt organ, re-used by Austin Organ Co. (Opus 1738, 1930): Photograph by Frederic C. Chalfant found on Wikimedia, submitted by John Igoe. Taken approx. 2008-11-05

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