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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.

Location:

Bethesda Lutheran Mission
22 Woodhull Street
New York: Brooklyn, NY 11231 US
Organ ID: 71630

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Hospitals, retirement/nursing homes, etc.
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on August 24, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 9 ranks.
Paul R. Marchesano on August 24, 2022:

The Bethesda Mission was founded in 1899 by local members of the Lutheran Church of America. Their purpose was to provide a steadying religious influence for young people. In 1905, they built the building at 22 Woodhull Street, Brooklyn. It had room for over 500, and provided lodging for homeless and needy Norwegian sailors and others. The Mission also helped the sailors in Orkenen Sur, a shantytown of largely underemployed Norwegian sailors situated in Red Hook in the 1920s. -- The Red Hook WaterStories team

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on August 24, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Building exterior, date unknown: Photograph from an archival source: Red Hook WaterStories website, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano.

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