2004-10-30/2019-11-05 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991; rev. ed. 1997 with updated information). — Born July 14, 1858 in Frederick, Maryland; in Washington, DC, 1879; organist; active in Georgetown, Washington, DC, by 1881; firm last listed 1922; died June 15, 1941. Sources: A Celebration of the Reiley Organ (Washington, DC: Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 1992) Piano and Organ Purchaser’s Guide, Purchaser’s Guide to the Music Industries, (New York: Music Trades). Gerald L. Piercey, "A Riley Tracker, 1893, Restored", The Tracker 21:1 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1976), 13.
2019-11-06/2024-02-04 - From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, November 5, 2019. — Excerpt from "A Riley Tracker, 1893, Restored": Mr. Riley,* who appears to have been trained in the Roosevelt/Stein tradition, produced organs from his shop in Georgetown, District of Columbia. The few Riley organs that exist today appear to be rebuilds of earlier organs. *This alternate spelling is used in this article. —Ed. Source: Gerald L. Piercey, "A Riley Tracker, 1893, Restored", The Tracker 21:1 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1976), 13.
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