Unknown - Case (Photo in Luther Memorial Church Archives, courtesy of Andrew Schaeffer (1993)/Database Manager)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-10-30 - From Fifth Presbyterian Church, Indiana Ave. & 30th c. 1900. Building sold to Iglesia Advantista del Septimo Dia Hispanico America before 1999. Organ sold to Luther Memorial Lutheran, Madison, WI in 1996. -Database Manager
Source: Stephen Schnurr 1999 for Stopt Diapason 1999
Chicago, Illinois
Millard Congregational Church
J.W. Steere & Sons, Opus 356, 1893 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Manual I - Expressive with Swell except *)
Gr. 16 ft. Bourdon Treble (TF#) 40 wood*
Gr. 16 ft. Bourdon Bass 18 wood*
Gr. 8 ft. Open Diapason 58 metal; 1-16 en facade*
Gr. 8 ft. Melodia Stopᵈ Bass 58 wood
Gr. 8 ft. Dulciana 58 metal
Gr. 4 ft. Octave 58 metal
Gr. 4 ft. Flute d'Amour 58 wood and metal
Gr. 3 ft. Twelfth 58 metal
Gr. 2 ft. Fifteenth 58 metal
Gr. 8 ft. Clarinet (TC) 46
SWELL (Manual II-Expressive)
Sw. 8 ft. Open Diapason 58 metal
Sw. 8 ft. Stopᵈ Diapason 58 wood
Sw. 8 ft. Salicional 58 metal
Sw. 8 ft. Æoline 58 metal
Sw. 4 ft. Flute Harmonique 58 wood and metal
Sw. 4 ft. Violina 58 metal
Sw. 2 ft. Flautino 58 metal
Sw. 8 ft. Oboe (TC) 48 metal
Sw. 8 ft. Bassoon (bottom 8ve) 12 metal
Sw. Tremolo
PEDAL
Ped. 16 ft. Bourdon 27 wood
Ped. 8 ft. Violoncello 27 metal
COUPLERS (Drawknobs over Swell keys)
Swell to Pedale
Great to Pedale
Swell to Great
FOOT TRUNDLES (l-r; Unlabeled)
Great to Pedal Reversible
Piano Great (double-acting)
Forte Great (double-acting)
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
ACCESSORY
Blowers Signal (knob missing by 1984)
NOTES
The Millard Congregational Church, South Central Park Avenue and West 23rd
Street, Chicago, ceased to exist by 1999, and its former building has changed
ownership. Founded in 1879 as the Lawndale Congregational Church, Millard
Church built the present building in 1899. Presumably about that time, the
church became the home to J. W. Steere & Sons opus 356.
This organ was built in 1893 for the Fifth Presbyterian Church of Chicago at
a cost of $2,500. Fifth Presbyterian congregation was founded c. 1867 and
was probably first known as the 28th Street Presbyterian Church, with a
location on that street between Michigan and Wabash Avenues. Around 1869,
this congregation merged with the South Presbyterian Church, which was
organized in 1853 and had built a church in 1868 at Wabash Avenue and 31st
Street. This was the site of the merged church, which became known as the
31st Street Presbyterian Church. In 1873, the congregation took the name
of Fifth Church. In 1875, Fifth Church moved to Indiana Avenue and 30th
Street. The contract for the organ was signed December 28, 1892, with
completion specified as May 1, 1893. The organ was dedicated in recital
by Clarence Eddy on Saturday, June 10, 1893. In 1899, this congregation
moved to Lake Avenue (now Lake Park Avenue) and 46th Street, but appears
to have disappeared soon thereafter.
This organ was heard in recital at the 1984 National Convention of the Organ
Historical Society. In 1996, this organ was sold by the Organ Clearing House
of Harrisville, New Hampshire, to Luther Memorial Lutheran Church of Madison,
Wisconsin. The Congregational church building is now home to Iglesia
Adventista del Septimo Dia Hispanico America.
The Steere was moved to its new home by J. C. Taylor of Wisconsin. Manual
compass is 58 notes (C-A); Pedal compass is 27 notes (C-D). Mechanical key
and stop action. Concave parallel pedalboard.
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