Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1960s)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Church Exterior (Photograph by Wm. Harold Harvey (1950s)/Database Manager)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-10-30 - In new building. Building sold in 1975 to St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist. The organ was moved to residence of David L. Hamblin, Jr., Chicago Heights (or Lansing?), IL. His home burned while the organ was being installed in 1999. -Database Manager
2006-04-15 - Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>Founded as City Methodist Episcopal; name changed in 1926 when new building was built; church closed January 3, 1975 and organ moved to residence of David L. Hamblin, Jr., Lansing, Illinois.</i> -Database Manager
2011-05-13 - Updated through on-line information from William Dunklin. -- Building damaged by fire 1997, now abandoned. -Database Manager
2011-05-25 - Updated through online information from Lindsay Earl Paulk. -- The congregation abandoned the building in 1973. The church itself is on its last leg and will not last another 10 years. It is really a pity for such a beautiful building to come to such a sad end. The location of the Skinner Organ is not known. I do know it was removed from the church -Database Manager
Stoplist from Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Gary, Indiana
First City Methodist Church
Skinner Organ Company Opus 611 1926 4 manuals, 38 stops, 45 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SOLO ORGAN
16' Bourdon 5 PED 8' Concert Flute 73
8' First Diapason 61 8' Gamba 73
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Gamba Celeste 73
8' Wald Floete 61 8' Tuba Mirabilis 73
8' Erzähler 61 8' French Horn 61
8' Rohr Floete SW 8' English Horn 61
8' Flute Celeste II SW Tremolo
4' Octave 61
4' Flute Triangulaire SW ECHO ORGAN
III Mixture 183 8' Quintadena 61
8' Tromba SW 8' Cor de Nuit 61
8' Dulcet II 122
SWELL ORGAN Tremolo
16' Bourdon 73 Chimes
8' Diapason 73
8' Rohr Floete 73 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Salicional 73 32' Diapason (resultant)
8' Voix Celeste 73 16' Major Bass 32
8' Flute Celeste II 134 16' Bourdon 32
4' Octave 73 16' Violone 32
4' Flute Triangulaire 73 16' Echo Lieblich SW
IV Mixture 244 16' Dulciana CH
16' Waldhorn 73 8' Octave 12
8' Cornopean 73 8' Gedeckt 12
8' Corno d'Amour 73 8' Cello 12
8' Vox Humana 73 8' Still Gedeckt SW
Tremolo 4' Flute 12
32' Bombarde 32
CHOIR ORGAN 16' Trombone 12
16' Dulciana 12 16' Waldhorn SW
8' Gamba 73 8' Tromba SW
8' Concert Flute 73 Chimes EC
8' Dulciana 61
4' Flute 73
4' Gemshorn 73
4' Dulciana 12
2 2/3' Nazard -- (Gemshorn)
2' Piccolo 12
1 3/5' Tierce -- (Gemshorn)
1 1/7' Septieme -- (Gemshorn)
8' Clarinet 61
Tremolo
8' Harp (TC) --
4' Celesta 61 bars
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2014-08-06]
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