Church of the Holy Cross: Nave gallery
125 N. Oriental St.
Indianapolis, IN
Images
2019-06-30 - Closeup of the Ascension of Christ into Heaven window (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Timothy E Conyers/Timothy E Conyers)
2012-11-19 - Christ among the Teachers of the Law window (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Timothy E Conyers/Timothy E Conyers)
2018-12-15 - Nativity of Christ window (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Timothy E Conyers/Timothy E Conyers)
c. 2012 - Exterior facade pediment as it appeared before collapsing in 2014 (Photograph from an archival source: Church website (now removed), submitted by Timothy E Conyers/Timothy E Conyers)
2014-05-29 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Timothy E Conyers/Timothy E Conyers)
2014-05-29 - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Timothy E Conyers/Timothy E Conyers)
2014-03-29 - Organ case in rear gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Parish Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2015-11-22 - Organ and console in rear gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Parish Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
April 2019 - Church exterior (Photograph by Urban Times, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Rear gallery
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Notes
2021-09-26 - Identified from parish Facebook photos. According to the former parish website, the church was closed November 30, 2014 and merged into St. Philip Neri Parish, Indianapolis. -Jim Stettner
2021-09-26 - The former church's website (now removed), had a page about the organ history. I believe it was a Kilgen & Sons but uncertain of that fact. It was located in a rear gallery within a case and had a pipe facade. The center section had a decorative screen with a design that echoed the building's outside portico pediment; on either side was a flat section of eleven gold-colored pipes. The console faced the altar.
The present building was built in 1921. The congregation remained active until 2014, when a large portion of the building portico pediment collapsed. The Archdiocese of Indianapolis closed the building for safety reasons and merged the congregation into the parish of St. Phillip of Neri. The building itself was deemed safe but the decision of the Archbishop remained in effect. The building was listed for sale and was also listed on the Indiana Landmarks as an endangered building of great cultural value in its community. In July 2019, the beautiful stained glass windows were purchased by St. John Paul II parish in Sellersburg, Indiana, who incorporated them into the design of their new building. Around the same time the pews were repurposed into the new building of the Church of the Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Indiana. The condition of the pipe organ or its current location is unknown at this time.
-Timothy E Conyers
2024-05-13 - Updated through online information from Thomas Nichols: This organ was only lightly used when I occasionally played it in the early 1990s. The parish closed in 2014. The building and organ remain in place, but the organ has not been playable for many years. Sometime after 1995 the console cable was cut, and possibly also the electrical connections to the blower. -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
The organ is extant but is not playable. The console cable was cut sometime after 1995. The Echo division was located in a floor-level chamber which spoke into the side of the sanctuary, near the high altar. It was removed sometime before 1990, to create a janitorial/storage closet. Source: Stoplist taken from the console
Great Open Diapason 16, 2nd Open Diapason 8, Philomela 8 (Unknown borrow; no separate rank for this stop exists in the chamber.), Melodia 8, Dulciana 8, Viol d'Gamba 8, Octave 4, Flute 4 (open wood), Flute Octaviante 2
Choir Bass Flute 16, Open Diapason 8, Violone Cello 8, Melodia 8, Flute 4, Dolce 8, Piccolo 2, Fugara 4, Tremolo, Orchestral Oboe (syn.) 8 (synthetic), Clarinet 8
Swell Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Salicional 8, Voix Celeste 8, Flute d'Amour 4, Aeoline 8, Violina 4, Flautina 2, Cornopean 8 (most of treble octave missing), Oboe 8 (capped), Vox Humana 8, Harp (actually plays Chimes (no Harp installed)), Tremolo
Echo Open Diapason 8, Still Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 8, Quintadena 8, Vox Angelica 8, Vox Atheria 8 (Celeste rank), Fern Flute 4, Oboe d'Amour 8 (may have been a synthetic stop), Zart Flute 2, Vox Humana 8, Echo Bourdon (Pedal) 16, Tremolo, Echo Flute (Pedal) 8
Pedal Open Diapason 16, Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Bass Flute 8, Dolce Flute 8, Violin Cello 8
Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 4, Choir to Great 4, Choir to Great 8, Choir to Great 16, Great to Great 4, Great to Great 16, Swell to Choir 8, Great to Great, Swell to Choir 4, Swell to Choir 16, Choir to Choir 4, Choir to Choir, Choir to Choir 16, Swell to Swell 16, Swell to Swell, Swell to Swell 4, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 4, Echo to Pedal 8, Choir to Pedal 8, Echo to Great 8, Echo to Swell 8, Echo to Choir 8
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