St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
921 North Noble
Chicago, IL
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
2011-12-28 - Church exterior with school demolished (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)
2011-12-28 - Rear of building with rectory removed (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)
Unknown - Gallery and Organ Case (Archival Photograph; image courtesy of Alex Fries/Database Manager)
Unknown - Gallery and Organ Case (Archival Photograph; image courtesy of Alex Fries/Database Manager)
Unknown - Church Interior and Altar (Archival Photograph; image courtesy of Alex Fries/Database Manager)
Unknown - Church Interior and Altar (Archival Photograph; image courtesy of Alex Fries/Database Manager)
Unknown - Church Exterior (Archival Photograph; image courtesy of Alex Fries/Database Manager)
Unknown - Church Exterior (Archival Photograph; image courtesy of Alex Fries/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
Notes
2012-10-14 - An original installation. Identified by T. Daniel Hancock, using information found in The Stopt Diapason, June 1982, which reports the organ was "installed with the help of a gift from Andrew Carnegie." <br><br>"Originally the organ was tubular pneumatic and was subsequently changed to electropneumatic action," maybe by H.B. Harrison, who replaced the console in the 1950's, but perhaps earlier. "The organ is a rear gallery installation framing an especially beautiful rose window which depicts St. Cecilia playing a small positiv. The facade pipes are double-rowed; all the front pipes speak, but the second row is just suspended short tubes designed to look like pipes rising higher than the real pipes in front. The organ has slider chests..."<br><br>"The Swell and the Choir are in the same box. The organ is probably tonally unaltered." -Database Manager
2014-02-08 - Updated through online information from Alex Fries. -- The church is abandoned and the organ has been removed. -Database Manager
2016-11-24 - Updated through online information from Alex Fries. <br>The organ was relocated to St. John Vianney in Northlake, IL, sometime after St. Boniface was closed (1990). It was installed without the original facade. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Typed stoplist (Source: The Stopt Diapason, June 1982) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
St. Boniface R.C. Church
Chicago, Illinois
Hann-Wangerin-Weickhardt, 1908
OHS ID: 50442
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GREAT SWELL (enclosed) CHOIR (enclosed) PEDAL
16 Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 8 Geigen Principal 16 Open Diapason
8 Open Diapason 8 Open Diapason 8 Melodia 16 Bourdon
8 Doppelfloete 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Dulciana 16 Violone
8 Viola 8 Salicional 8 Unda Maris 10-2/3 Quint
4 Octave 8 Voix Celeste 4 Fugara 8 Octave
4 Rohr Flute 8 Aeoline 4 Flute d'Amour 8 Bourdon
2-2/3 Twelfth 4 Flute Harmonique 8 Clarinet 8 Cello
2 Fifteenth Dolce Mixture III Tremolo 8 Flauto Dolce
Mixture III 8 Oboe Ch to Ch 16,4 5-1/3 Twelfth
8 Trumpet Tremolo Sw to Ch 16,8,4 4 Choral Bass
Gt to Gt 16,4 Sw to Sw 16,4
Sw to Gt 16,8,4 Expression Pedal Crescendo Pedal
Ch to Gt 16,8,4 Expression Pedal Sforzando Toe Stud
6 General Pistons
1 General Cancel
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[Received online from T. Daniel Hancock, 2012-10-15]
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