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Wm. Johnson & Son Opus 764 (1891)

First Presbyterian Church
115 Exeter Avenue
West Pittston, PA

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


Images


1920's postcard - 1st Presbyterian Church of West Pittston (Unknown -- Historical Archive/Jim Tartella)

Date unknown - Church exterior: architects image (Online image/Jim Stettner)

2024-12-12 - Church exterior (Jim Tartella/Jim Tartella)

2024-12-12 - Church exterior (Jim Tartella/Jim Tartella)

2024-12-12 - Church exterior (Jim Tartella/Jim Tartella)

Consoles

Keydesk


Notes

2015-08-16 - An original installation. 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

2024-12-03 - Updated through online information from Jim Tartella (December 2, 2024): I visited the area on 12/1/2024. Church merged in 2011 after severe flooding. Building is now boarded up. -Jim Stettner

2024-12-03 - According to an online article, the building has already received repairs to the steeple and funds for other repairs are in-place. The building is to be converted to 4 apartments. The sanctuary may be retained as a performing arts location. -Jim Stettner

2024-12-03 - From the book, *Johnson Organs 1844-1898 Wm. A. Johnson Johnson Organ Co. Johnson & Son: A Documentary Issued in Honor of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of his Birth* by Scot L. Huntington, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel and Martin R. Walsh (Publication design by Len Levasseur); Pub. by The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, Cranbury, New Jersey, 2015: "Damaged in the 1936 flood and stored for a while after it was removed from the building, but the chests were ruined. The pipes were subsequently dispersed; some pipes were used in the Austin-Wessel-Duddy organ in St. Clement's Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Others are in the residence organ of Henry Johnson, Luzerne, Pennsylvania." -Jim Stettner


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