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George Jardine & Son (1894)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
515 Columbus Avenue
Waco, TX

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (ca. 1910)/Database Manager)

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Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Opened in 1894 by Chas. S. Jardine. -Database Manager

2005-02-18 - Moved in 1952 to St. James Episcopal, Taylor, TX by Otto Hoffmann. -Database Manager

2010-12-02 - Updated through online information from T. Bradford Willis, DDS. -- An article in the Waco Evening News on June 8, 1894 states, "The new pipe organ for St. Paul's church arrived yesterday afternoon over the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway from New York. Mr. Charles Jardine, who built the instrument, will arrive in a few days and place it in position in the church. This organ has 583 pipes, twenty stops and is one of the best instruments of its size in the state." -Database Manager

2010-12-11 - Updated through on-line information from T. Bradford Willis, DDS. -Database Manager

2010-12-11 - Updated through online information from T. Bradford Willis, DDS. -- An article in the Waco Evening News on June 27, 1894 states, "The organ recital at St. Paul's Episcopal church last night was largely attended, and very much enjoyed. The instrument had been thoroughly tuned and Mr. Jardine tested each register, showing the power and compass of the instrument. It has a remarkably fine tone, and is an ornament to the church." -Database Manager

2015-07-25 - Updated through online information from T. Bradford Willis, DDS. -Database Manager


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