ca, 1865 - Church exterior (Church archives via Church Facebook page/Jim Stettner)
before 1876 - Nave interior with organ case visible at left (Church archives via Church Facebook page/Jim Stettner)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2014-08-08 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Scot Huntington, using information found in original contract.. -- The 1842 contract states this organ cost $800, against which Andrews allowed $100 for the old organ, most likely an Elsworth Phelps. The case was soft wood grained in imitation of oak with 5 groups of gilded ornamental pipes, and a "double pump bellows". In 1849, the northern part of the town of Butternuts was annexed to form the present town of Morris where the historic 1818 Zion Episcopal building is physically located. The present township of Butternuts is to the south and west of Morris. The church was expanded with the addition of a chancel in 1868 and the Andrews was replaced in 1877 with a sizable two-manual organ by Johnson & Son, which exists in a heavily altered state. The fate of the Alvinza Andrews organ is unknown. It is thought the Andrews was located in a rear gallery. -Database Manager
2024-11-22 - The Andrews was relocated to an unknown church in Gilbertsville, NY, and then moved at an unknown date (early 20thc.?) to the Methodist Church in Portlandville, NY. The organ is not on the Morey list, and may likely have been thoroughly rebuilt ( somewhat crudely) by Morey for the move to Portlandville, reusing one rank of Andrews pipes, the case, and some bits. The Methodist church closed several years ago and the building sold in 2024, at which time the organ was moved to storage by Chase Organbuilders. Recently unearthed church records in Portlandville indicated it is the Butternuts organ. -Scot Huntington
Stoplist from contract. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Butternuts, New York Zion Episcopal Church Alvinza Andrews, 1842 Compass: GGG,AAA-f54 (58 notes); pedal compass unknown, 13 notes Stoplist as presented in contract: Open Diapason to C 49 pipes, Bass & Treble [should be either 54 or 42 notes] Stop do [ditto] 58 do Principal 58 Dulciana 37 [tf] Twelfth 58 Fifteenth 58 Sub Bass (pedals) 13 pipes [In addition, Andrews would typically have included a Manual to Pedal coupler, Pedal Check, and Bellows Signal. The division for divided stops would be at tenor-f). Organ cost $800, minus $100 allowed for the old organ in trade. Contract dated Jan. 25th 1842, and organ was to be delivered in three weeks time. [Received from Scot Huntington 2014-08-31.]
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