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Mathias Schwab (1842-1845)

Immaculate Conception R.C. / St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church: Sanctuary
114 W Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD

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


Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Ruckpositiv case extant in 1971. 45 draw knobs. -Database Manager

2021-08-13 - Reported in the *Niles National Register,* November 12, 1842 as being built, "one of the largest organs in the United States" ... "The cost will be only about $4,000..." -Paul R. Marchesano

2022-07-03 - Transferred notes from a duplicate entry: **Database Manager on October 30, 2004:** 2166 pipes. Detached reversed console. -Jim Stettner

2022-07-03 - Transferred notes from a duplicate entry: **Database Manager on February 09, 2015:** Updated through online information from Steve Bartley. -- The name of the German Catholic church in which Schwab installed an organ in Baltimore, 1845 was originally called Immaculate Conception (Sun Paper 5/4/1843 pg. 2) Before the building was completed and the Schwab organ was installed in 1845, the name had been changed to St. Alphonsus. In 1851 another Catholic church was built at what is now 1512 Druid Hill Ave. Its first organ was a small Henry Berger organ, later replaced with a larger Hall & Labaugh organ. Sadly, there was only one Schwab organ built for Baltimore, not two. -Jim Stettner

2022-07-03 - Transferred note from a duplicate entry: **Database Manager on February 16, 2015:** Updated through online information from Steve Bartley. -- The other Catholic church built on Druid Hill Ave. was and is named Immaculate Conception. -Jim Stettner


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