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Hilborne L. Roosevelt Opus 334 (1886)

Woodward Avenue Baptist Church
2464 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI

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

Images

Between 1886 & 1936 - Organ case / facade in front gallery (Photograph from the Detroit Public Library; Image courtesy of William M. Worden/Database Manager)

Date unknown - Sanctuary interior with organ in front gallery (Wayne State University archives/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
3 manuals
24 stops
4 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Notes

2013-09-09 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, using information from this web site: http://database.organsociety.org/SingleOrganDetails.php?OrganID=46871. -Database Manager

2015-08-20 - As Op. 1515 in 1936, Casavant added a new console, manual chests and new and replacement pipework; the church closed in 1979 and the buildings were sold to the United House of Jeremiah, who soon vacated the facility. The building burned to a shell on June 23, 1986. -Database Manager

2018-03-26 - Updated by William M. Worden, naming this as the source of information: *Detroit Free Press, January 28, 1887*: The Detroit Free Press of January 28, 1887 reported on the inaugural recital by Clarence Eddy the evening before. The article includes: "The occasion was the exhibition of the new Roosevelt grand organ..." -Database Manager

2018-04-14 - Updated by William M. Worden, who gave this as the source of the information: I know the history of the building. -Database Manager

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#46811†* - Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1515 (1936)