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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 4010 (1949)

Central United Church of Christ
Bienville Avenue and North Tonti Street
New Orleans, LA

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


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2008-01-13 - Identified through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- New console in 1959 by Wicks. Organ and building experienced significant water damage during Hurricane Katrina, organ removed in 2006, salvageable parts are in storage. -Database Manager

2022-07-18 - Congregation merged with St. Matthew UCC, now known as Central/St. Matthew UCC in the former St. Matthew edifice. The organ is disassembled and in storage in the Sunday School area. -Robert G Zanca

2022-07-19 - From church history website: The present church site on the corner of Bienville Avenue and North Tonti Street was purchased in 1930, but World War II intervened and it was not until 1944 that ground was broken. On November 18, 1945, the new structure was dedicated. ... History records that Central has carried three denominational names: Congregational, Congregational Christian (1931) and United Church of Christ (1957). -Paul R. Marchesano


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