Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church / Capitol Hill Lutheran Church
511 Des Moines Street
Des Moines, IA
Images
ca. 1900 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2017-06-22 - Organ facade in front (Photograph by Robert Hildermuth, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2013-08-16 - Sanctuary interior with organ facade in front (Photograph by Karissa (on Foursquare City Guide), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Caseca. 1910. ((ca. 1910) Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of William Dunklin/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
- 2 manuals
- 22 stops
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Notes
2010-01-19 - Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ retains most original pipework. Organ is in regular use for services. (Information from on-line article in the Des Moines Register dated Jan 17, 2010; and from church website accessed Jan 2010.) -Database Manager
2010-01-28 - Updated through online information from Donald Hobbs. -- A new console installed 1951. Many tonal changes made with ranks replaced or revoiced over the years. -- Pedal originally 30 note compass. Swell chest and most stops are mostly 73 pipes each. -Database Manager
2015-09-13 - Updated through online information from William Dunklin. -- At the time of the installation of this organ, the congregation was known as First Lutheran Church, serving the Swedish speaking population. In 2002 First Lutheran and Central Lutheran, formerly the Norwegian speaking congregation, merged and took the new name Capitol Hill Lutheran. They meet in this building and the organ is reportedly in regular use as of 2015. -Database Manager
2018-06-08 - Information from Hillgreen, Lane & Co. opus list, compiled by Bynum Petty<br>
Contract: April 1909<br>
73-note Swell chest<br>
42-note Pedal chest<br>
Tubular-pneumatic action<br>
Detached console<br>
Electric blower<br>
Price: $5,000 -Database Manager
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