William Sutherland (W. S.) Stevens

Active: Unknown - Present Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 6022

Distinction:

Penn Yan, New York, late 1890s; Moravia, New York, c. 1910-1930s.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991; rev. ed., 1997, with updated information). —

Born September 14, 1871 in Penn Yan, New York; studied organbuilding in England, 1890s; graduate of Hobart College, 1906; Episcopal priest, 1908; rector in Moravia, New York, 1908- 1944; active in Penn Yan, late 1890s, and in Moravia, New York, c. 1910-1930s; rector in Addison, New York, 1944-1946; died November 15, 1946 in Addison, New York.

Sources:

  • The Bicentennial Tracker (Richmond, Va., The Organ Historical Society, 1976), 78.
  • Culvar Mowers.
  • Barbara J. Owen and Thomas Cunningham, "New Revised Builders List" [continued], The Tracker: 9:3 (1965), 15.

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  • 0 Consoles
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