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Wm. Johnson & Son Opus 691 (1888)

Methodist Episcopal Church
30 North Chapel Street
Gowanda, NY

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


Images


ca. 1910 - Church interior and organ facade (Photograph from an archival source: Postcard ca. 1910, submitted by Scot Huntington/Scot Huntington)

Notes

2021-03-02 - A contemporary facebook photo of the church interior (2021) shows a white-washed interior with modern padded pews, wall to wall carpet, and acoustic tile covering the once stencilled ceiling. There is a wall with a cross in front of draperies covering the niche where the organ once stood in the archival postcard image of the interior. The small size of the instrument, simplicity of the facade, and especially the size of the keydesk area suggests this was a one-manual instrument. -Scot Huntington

2025-01-28 - Builder was Wm. Johnson & Son, installed in 1888 (Opus 691), 1 manual. Information received online from Andrew Henderson on 2025-01-26 -Paul R. Marchesano


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