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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1937)

St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
3601 N Lavergne Ave.
Chicago, IL

Images

1980's - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-08-01 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-06-20 - Church interior to rear and organ (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2017-01-27 - Pipework (Church Facebook Page/Daniel Boin)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
27 stops
34 registers
4 divisions

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON July 1937

       Chicago, Illinois
       St. Bartholomew Catholic Church

       Kilgen   1937   3/34
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT (encl w/CH)          SWELL
    8' 1st Diapason     73    16' Lieblich Gedeckt  73
    8' 2nd Diapason     73     8' Geigen Principal  73
    8' Flute Harmonique 73     8' Gedeckt           73
    8' Gemshorn         73     8' Viola da Gamba    73
    4' Octave           73     8' Voix Celeste      73
2 2/3' Twelfth          61     4' Flute Traversiere 73
    2' Fifteenth        61     2' Flautino          61
    V  Ripieno Chorus  305   III  Mixture 12-15-19 183
    8' Tromba           73     8' Trumpet           73
                               8' Oboe d'Amour      73
       PEDAL                   8' Vox Humana        73
   32' Resultant        --
   16' Contra Bass      32        CHOIR
   16' Bourdon          32     8' Open Diapason     73
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW     8' Melodia           73
    8' Octave           12     8' Dulciana          73
    8' Flute            12     8' Unda Maris        73
    8' Still Gedeckt    SW     4' Flute d'Amour     73
    4' Flute            12     8' Clarinet          73
   16' Trombone      GT 12

        [Received from Jeff Scofield April 21, 2022]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON July 1937 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield