Pipe Organ Database

C. S. Haskell [Haskell Pipe Organ Manufacturing Co.]

Location:

Church of the Evangelists
Catherine St. West of 7th St.
Southwerk, Philadelphia, PA 19147 US
Organ ID: 69022

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
The organ's condition is unknown.

We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Zenas Michael Savage on August 31, 2021.

Notes

Zenas M. Savage on August 31, 2021:

This building is now the Samuel S. Fliescher Art Memorial. The organ was moved to St. Titus Mission in Elmwood, PA in 1920 which suffered two small fires in as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer in Jan 1st 1944. The Mission closed Dec. 1960

We received the most recent update for this note from Zenas M. Savage on August 31, 2021.

New Organ: Open In New Tab Article in the Philadelphia Times announcing the dedication of the new organ to be played by David D. Wood on Friday, December 7, 1888
Document created on 1888-12-01
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Fowler on April 04, 2023.

Other Websites

Philadelphia Studies Mostly, a Look at Philadelphia's Episcopal Churches Through Their Parish Archives- Church of the Evangelists - Contains a history of the Parish
Project Canterbury Guide-Book to the Church of the Evangelists, Philadelphia - Contains Photos and history and Note about the organ: "The organ was entirely rebuilt, enlarged, and revoiced by Haskell under the direction of Mr. Lewis Neilson and of Mr. Andrew Wheeler, Jr. through whose zeal and munificence the expense was defrayed. It is a remarkably fine instrument, with every modern improvement, and although small, yet fully large enough for the size of the building."
Philadelphia Buildings- Protestant Episcopal Church of the Evangelists - Contains links to various images of the building
The Sanctuary at Fleisher Art Memorial - Graduate Program in Historic Preservation HSPV 701-201: Preservation Studio Fall, 2009 - Well researched report regarding architectural details
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Historic Resource Nomination - Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial - Nomination report for historic designation.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Library Company of Philadelphia [retouched], submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 1857

Organ on left: Photograph from an archival source: Anglicanhistory.org, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca, 1900

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