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Estey Organ Co. Opus 535 (1908)

First Presbyterian Church
34 E Greenwood
Andover, NY

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ca. 1910 - Church exterior (Allegany County Historical Society website (Local History and Geneaology)/Jim Stettner)

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2007-07-03 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager

2024-03-30 - According to the church history, the organ was junked in 1962 and replaced with an imitation instrument. In 1973 the Presbyterian and Methodist churches combined as a union affiliation, retaining separate conference affiliations and bank accounts, meeting alternately in their respective buildings. They separated from their joint affiliation in 1976. In 2024, there are no longer congregations of either denomination in Andover. -Scot Huntington

2024-04-02 - According to the Allegany County Historical Society website (Local History and Geneaology): "In March of 1908 a pipe organ was installed. The organ was made by the Estey Company. They had 6 days to install the new organ and they had to have the job completed by the 29th of March, at which time, it was to be paid in full, $1,800. It was replaced in 1962 with a Wurlitzer organ and amplifier,..." -Jim Stettner


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