1921 - Organ Facade with the console centered in front. (From a church anniversay booklet dated 1921, courtesy of William M. Worden (1921)/Database Manager)
1911-07-01 - Console photo published in The Diapason (The Diapason/Paul R. Marchesano)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2018-04-03 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.<br> Identified by William M. Worden, who gave this as the source of the information: Detroit Free Press, June 25, 1911 -Database Manager
2018-04-04 - Updated by William M. Worden, naming this as the source of information: Detroit Free Press, June 25, 1911. <br> <br>The Free Press reported that a donation of $10,000 had been made for the purchase of an organ and that C. W. Henrich, organist of First Presbyterian Church had. after much research, recommended the builder, who was located in Marietta, Ohio. Everything except a portion of the Great was said to be under expression. There was an echo in the lantern tower. -Database Manager
2018-04-16 - Updated by J. A. Hefner, who gave this as the source of the information: OHS Builder List. The major Marietta, Ohio builder was Stevens Organ & Piano Co. - likely the maker. Vogel-Barker existed around 1917 but little else is known. -Database Manager
2019-08-17 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William M. Worden, citing information from this publication: *Detroit Free Press*, June 25, 1911, *Detroit Times*, June 10, 1911. Internal inspection of the later Tellers organ in the church by William M. Worden and James J. Hammann suggested that the Tellers might have been an extensive rebuilding of this instrument or that pipework from this instrument might have been used in the Tellers. -Database Manager
2019-09-23 - Updated by William M. Worden, naming this as the source of information: Detroit Free Press, 6/25, 1911 and Detroit Times, 6/10/1911. -Database Manager
2025-03-29 - From The Diapason, June 1911, p1: See DOCUMENTS tab for full article from July 1911 FINISH $15,000 4-MANUAL Stevens Company Sending New Organ to Detroit Church. From the factory of the Stevens Organ Company of Marietta, O., has come a $15,000 organ of four manuals for the Woodward Avenue Presbyterian church of Detroit, Mich. The first shipment of the organ parts was made two weeks ago. July 11 has been set as the day of dedication. The work of building this large instrument was under the supervision of A. G. Sparling, superintendent of the Stevens plant since it began building organs. He also drew up the specifications. Mr. Sparling’s experience as a pipe organ builder is well known. A complete description of this organ will appear in the July issue of The DIAPASON. -Paul R. Marchesano
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