John H. Corrie
BuilderID 1360
Builder Identification
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by 1850; Boston, Massachusetts, 1855; Reading, Massachusetts, c.1860–c.1870; Westfield, Massachusetts, by 1880.
Additional Notes
- From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). —
Born c. 1828 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; son of Henry John Corrie, brother of George J. and William A. Corrie; active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by 1850; with E. & G. G. Hook of Boston, Massachusetts, 1855; in Reading, Massachusetts by 1860 to after 1870; with Samuel Pierce Organ Pipe Co. of Reading, Massachusetts, 1862-1865; in Westfield, Massachusetts, by 1880.
Sources:
- The Tracker, 32:1, 22.
- Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 173.
- Barbara Owen, The Organ in New England (Raleigh: Sunbury Press, 1979), 400.
Database Entries
There are no entries in the database that describe organs by John H. Corrie.
We are always interested in adding to our information about builders and correcting any errors that our Database may contain. If you can provide us with corrections or additions to the information presented here, please click the Update button and use the online form to send us details.
Your cooperation and support are greatly appreciated.
This page was opened in a secondary window or tab. To return to the list of builders, simply close this tab.
Some of our entries are names that might never appear on a nameplate or nameboard.
On the other hand, there are both individuals and firms who are responsible for conserving historic organs through location, or preserving the usefulness of pipe organs through rebuilding or making modifications to existing instruments.
In these cases, we are proud to acknowledge their contributions to the ongoing artistic tradition of the pipe organ in America through individual entries in our online database.
