First Presbyterian Church
Racine, WI
Images
ca. 1890's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1890's - Organist at the keydesk (Photograph from an archival source: Church archives, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1890's - Organ in front [cropped] (Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1890's - Organ after being moved to the front in 1886 (Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
- Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
- 2 manuals
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Notes
2015-08-03 - An original installation. 25 registers. Identified by John Igoe, using information found in Johnson Organs, 1844-1898: Wm. A Johnson, Johnson Organ Co., Johnson & Son: a documentary issued in honor the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1816-2016 / by Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin R. Walsh. Cranbury, New Jersey: The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, 2015. -Database Manager
2023-01-06 - According to text from the book cited below, the organ was moved from the rear gallery to the front in 1886. It was electrified in 1938 by an undocumented person or firm and enlarged to 3-manuals retaining 14 original Johnson ranks. Subsequent rebuilds in 1988 and 2009. -Jim Stettner
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