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C. S. Haskell [Haskell Pipe Organ Manufacturing Co.] (1890-1892)

Location:

York Street Presbyterian Church [later United Tabernacle]
E. York & Coral Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19125 US
Organ ID: 69786

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ is no longer extant; destroyed.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on December 01, 2021.
Paul R. Marchesano on December 01, 2021:

Built by Charles S. Haskell, and appeared on an opus list published by the firm in The Diapason, January, 1909.

From Presbytarian Churches in Kensington, "The Presbytery of Philadelphia merged the Kensington and York Street churches in 1892 at York and Coral Streets, as the Union Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. The united congregation flourished for the next 30 years, but after World War I membership began to decline. In 1974, the roof of the church collapsed. Instead of attempting a costly repair, the congregation merged with the nearby Cumberland Street United Methodist Church at Cumberland and Coral Streets, as the Union Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. The session reported 113 members and 58 in the church school in 1990."

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on December 01, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Organ of Union Tabernacle Presbyterian Church (York and Coral, Philadelphia, PA): Photograph from an archival source: Presbyterian Church Historical Society , submitted by Connor Higgins. Taken on 1928-03-09

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