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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 584 (1907)

Residence: D. P. Montague
East Terrace, Cameron Hill
Chattanooga, TN

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


Images


Unknown - Organ case and façade pipes (Photograph from an archival source: Pilcher catalog, courtesy of Morel & Associates, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Volume III p. 161 of the Pilcher factory ledger and the list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager

2005-04-07 - Original price: $5250. Mechanical Player. 73 note Sw chest. Photo Archives 4101 -Database Manager

2007-05-28 - According to information on teh Chattanooga AGO web site, the organ was relocated to Grace Episcopal church and substantially rebuilt by Norville Hall ca. 1960. -Database Manager

2020-04-09 - The large-scale Gross Flute eventually found its way to Brainerd United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, where it was added in 2011 by Barger & Nix to 4/73 Moller Op. 9982. -Database Manager

2020-04-09 - D.P. Montague was born July 20, 1853, at Chester, Ohio. He founded the Montague Company. He was also president of the New Soddy Coal Company, the Fox Coal Company, the Chattanooga Sewer Pipe & Fire Brick Company, the Richmond Cotton Oil Corporation, Stonegap Colliery Company and the Roane Iron Company. He was a director of Hamilton National Bank. D.P. Montague was one of the largest landowners in the area, at one time controlling thousands of acres in Hamilton County. One of his holdings was the former Amnicola Farm by the Tennessee River. He developed the Glenwood subdivision and a part of Highland Park. It was said that "his genius for business administration and capacity for organization accomplished much in the upbuilding of Chattanooga and contributed to his personal success." The D.P. Montague residence was built in the mission style, with the windows and doorways constructed of hard-carved stone. There was a marble staircase inside, as well as the largest pipe organ in Chattanooga. A white marble hall in the home included a fountain and pool in the center, adorned by goldfish. The drawing room walls were of Italian brocaded silk, and the ceiling was in gold. The D.P. Montague house also boasted a six-foot-high fireplace. The mantel and most of the furniture was imported from Italy. There were not one, but two, ballrooms. Several handsome Montague residences were among those demolished during the urbanization of Cameron Hill in the early 1960s. These included the D.P. Montague place at 949 East Terrace. It was put up for auction because so many people asked about getting the handsome, over-sized bricks. The winning bid of $1,350 was offered by a wrecking company. Mildred Montague Kimball, the widow of Richard Kimball, lived there until 1950. The house had stood vacant since that time. -Database Manager

2020-04-09 - One interesting and chuckle-worthy accessory in the specifications is a "Wind Indicator for Organist." -Database Manager


Stoplist

Source: Stoplist courtesy of the OHS Archives Date not recorded

   Chattanooga, Tennessee
   D. P. Montague Residence

   Pilcher   Op. 584   1907   2/19
   ____________________________________________________________________

   GREAT                    SWELL                      PEDAL

8' Open Diapason  61    16' Bourdon          73    16' Open Diapason 42
8' Gross Flute    61     8' Open Diapason    73    16' Gedackt       SW
8' Gamba          61     8' Stopped Diapason 73     8' Cello         42
8' Dulciana       61     8' Salicional       73        Octaves
8' Viol Angelica  61     8' Vox Celeste      61
4' Octave         61     8' Aeoline          73
4' Flute d'Amour  61     4' Flute Harmonique 73
8' Clarinet       61     4' Violina          73
   Tremolo               8' Oboe             73
   Sub                      Tremolo
   Separation               Sub
   Super                    Separation
                            Super

               [Received from Jeff Scofield March 3, 2020]

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