Pipe Organ Database

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Unknown Builder (1863)

Originally Thomas Appleton (1820 ca.)

Location:

First Congregational Church
444 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215 US
Organ ID: 71548

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on August 12, 2022.
Paul R. Marchesano on August 12, 2022:

In 1871 Albert C. Gemünder received a contract to renovate and move an existing organ already in the First Congregational Church, likely a ca. 1820 Thomas Appleton instrument acquired second-hand in 1863. The organ was removed in 1872 by Gemünder, who proposed “to make such changes as will make it one of the best as it is one of the largest in the city.” -- Pipe Organs of Columbus OHS 2022

It is not clear from where the Appleton was obtained, but presumed to be New York City.

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on August 12, 2022.

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