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Pomplitz Church Organ Co. (1852)

Fountain Baptist Church
Monument near Gary Street
Baltimore, MD

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


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Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Was Third English Lutheran. Case only exists. -Database Manager

2009-01-12 - Updated through online information from Steve Bartley. -- Baltimore, Fountain Baptist 1215 E Monument St (E. Monument St. east of Aisqutith St.), formerly Third English Lutheran. All city directories site the location as E. Monument St near Aisquith St. Yet the 1864 directory shows it on E. Monument St. near Gay, which is a few blocks east of the actual site. No City maps show the building near Gay St. Building is extant, with newer facade and greatly renovated interior. -Database Manager

2016-06-13 - Updated through online information from steve bartley. <br>Photographs on the church's Facebook page showing the present interior (no organ) and in a photo of the interior, just before the new building was erected, shows the Pomplitz case. A modified Greek revival case, with three flats of facades. The center flat larger, holding about 11 pipes and the two side flats holding 5 pipes each. The center flat has a semicircular arched molding over the top. <br><br>The Sun Paper, Sep 22, 1853;pg1 gives a brief sentence about the organ when installed in the building (then 3d English Lutheran) saying it was 20 stops and 2 manuals. A very early photo of the church interior was found, in a booklet about a Lutheran conclave and shows the front of the church with the Pompliz sitting left of the shallow chancel, fully encased and of dark wood. The Fountain Baptist photo, which included the organ shows a white painted case with gold colored pipe front-center behind the pulpit in a much renovated interior. -Database Manager


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