Better Pipe Organ Database


John C. B. Standbridge

Central Presbyterian Church
4th and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia, PA

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


Images


1861-03-01 - View shows individuals posed near pews and the organ, including a man sweeping below the organ gallery. (Photograph from an archival source: Library Company of Philadelphia, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2016-01-10 - A new installation, identified through information in an article on Standbridge by Eugene M. McCracken in <i>The Tracker</i>, Volume 3 Number 4. No further information has been reported to the database, and the author does not identify the source of his information. -Database Manager

2021-07-31 - Built in the same year as the building of the new congregation, the organ was rebuilt in 1877 by Hilborne Roosevelt and again in 1896 by C.S. Haskell, expanding it to 40 stops. -- date confirmed as 1853 in the *New York Evangelist *(1830-1902); Nov 5, 1896; 67, 45; APS Online pg. 13. -Paul R. Marchesano


Other Links

Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.