1974 - The organ was destroyed in a fire on December 27, 1973. (Source=Diocese of Rochester archivist.) (Elmira Star Gazette/Mark A. Smith)
1939 - Church exterior (Catholic Courier Golden Jubilee Edition: 1889-1939/Mark A. Smith)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2018-06-22 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by David Lenington, listing this website as a source of information: newspapers.com/image/275811868. This newspaper article indicates American Organ Company was located in "this city" (Elmira). -Database Manager
2025-06-06 - The church is also known as St John the Evangelist church; and has an address of 325/327 Lake Street, Elmira. The organ was lost when St. John’s roof burnt on December 27, 1973. (Source=Diocese of Rochester archivist.) St John’s was reconstructed without a west end gallery. Instead, a small organ chamber was created above the entrance vestibule into which Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2021, 1950 from St. Andrew's Seminary chapel, Rochester NY was relocated. (See its POD entry). Sound emanated from this chamber into the nave through an assemblage of spray-painted dummy pipes. (Possibly zinc basses salvaged from the previous instrument.) The exquisitely carved oak Casavant console was installed at floor level behind the right row of pews, with organist facing the front of the room. The relocated organ was blown by a substantial 3-phase Spencer blower that survived the fire in its cellar blower room. St. John the Baptist church closed Sept. 20, 1998. The building is now being used by a New Life Assembly of God congregation, which has a “Sight & Sound” ministry. -Mark A. Smith
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