Congregational Church: Sanctuary
204 S Division St.
Whitehall, MI
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
ca. 1910s-1930s - Vintage postcard showing church exterior, around when organ was present (Photograph by Vintage postcard, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
1967 - Church in 1967, with steeple as when organ was present (Photograph from an archival source: Muskegon Chronicle archives, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
ca. 2021 - Exterior of former church building (Photograph from an archival source: Redfin archived listing, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
ca. 2021 - Church interior as of 2021 sale, showing chancel where pipe organ once stood decades ago (Photograph from an archival source: Redfin archived listing, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
ca. March 2021 - Builder's nameplate and house where found, across the street from previous church building (Photograph by News listing, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
Unknown - Chancel and Organ Case (Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of William Dunklin (ca. 1915)/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- 2 manuals
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Notes
2016-07-26 - Updated through online information from William Dunklin. <br>This congregation moved to a new building in 1965 and is now known as White Lake Congregational United Church of Christ. Fate of the organ unknown. The congregation now owns a Wicks. -Database Manager
2016-07-26 - Updated through online information from William Dunklin. <br>Note similar case designs found at organ id 285, First Presbyterian, Plattsburg, Missouri / and id 3046, St. Louis R. C., Bonnots Mill, Missouri. -Database Manager
2024-01-05 - The news piece discussing the home/crawlspace where the organ's wood remnants were found also showed what looked like a church building across the street from the home. Turns out this church is at 204 S Division Str, supposedly built ca. 1870, and an interior photo shows the exact chancel where the organ was originally installed.
Supposedly the nearby home was constructed ca. 1940, and perhaps it or the occupant was associated with the church when the organ was dismantled [and perhaps Barckhoff pipes were parted out or even reused in the new Wicks?]... -J. A. Hefner
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