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Estey Organ Co. Opus 746 (1910)

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
2270 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA

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


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1912 - Pre 1956 interior, before fire (Photograph by Parish Facebook page, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

ca. 1910 - Church exterior (cambridgehistory.org/Jim Stettner)

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Notes

2007-07-06 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager

2022-06-19 - Estey organ likely destroyed. Parish Wikipedia pages states: "On December 7, 1956 the church suffered a devastating fire. The Fitzgerald School's auditorium on Rindge Avenue was used as a temporary chapel. The roof caved in and fell into the nave of the upper church, as did the choir loft. The side windows were saved, but were removed during rebuilding. Much of the upper church was razed in February 1957. In April of that year rebuilding began. The main altar was completely rebuilt, although the original steps into the sanctuary were salvaged. The altar rail and pulpit were all left intact. Due to lack of funding the clerestory, its upper windows and catwalk were eliminated, as was the statue of St. John. The rose window was replaced by a smaller one. On the arch above the high altar are the words: "And the word was made flesh and came to dwell among us" from the Prologue of the Gospel of John." -Andrew Scanlon


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