Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 881, 1932
First Church of Christ, Scientist
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, US
35 Ranks - 2,288 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
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Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions32 Stops42 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
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Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Not Playable in this location
Built in 1911 as a house of worship originally for the First Church of Christ Scientist, it was designed by Carrere and Hastings, the New York-based firm who set the tone of the American classicism of the twentieth century. With its low, tile-roofed narthex, circular main hall (AKA the sanctuary), and oversized windows, The building is of unsurpassed simplicity and elegance recalling Early Christian spaces such as Rome’s Santa Sabina. The University of Pennsylvania purchased the building in 1996 as a strategic acquisition tied to a large scale community investment strategy known as the West Philadelphia Initiatives. -- from The Rotunda website: About
A photo on the website shows the pipe facade still in place.
Database Manager on October 5th, 2018:
The church was sold to the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and is now known as a very popular event space called The Rotunda.
Database Manager on November 16th, 2006:
Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Retained most pipework from earlier C.S. Haskell; new console by M. P. Möller in 1962; rebuilt by M. P. Möller in 1973.
Webpage Links: Opus 881: First Church of Christ, Scientist
Related Instrument Entries: C. S. Haskell [Haskell Pipe Organ Manufacturing Co.] (1911) , M. P. Möller (Opus R-871, 1973)
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