Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 611, 1926
City Methodist Episcopal Church / First City United Methodist Church
577 Washington Street
Gary, IN, US
45 Ranks - 3,019 Pipes
Instrument ID: 10736 ● Builder ID: 7374 ● Location ID: 9819
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal38 Stops60 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Lindsay Earl Paulk. -- The congregation abandoned the building in 1973. The church itself is on its last leg and will not last another 10 years. It is really a pity for such a beautiful building to come to such a sad end. The location of the Skinner Organ is not known. I do know it was removed from the church
Database Manager on May 13th, 2011:
Updated through on-line information from William Dunklin. -- Building damaged by fire 1997, now abandoned.
Database Manager on April 15th, 2006:
Updated 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:
Founded as City Methodist Episcopal; name changed in 1926 when new building was built; church closed January 3, 1975 and organ moved to residence of David L. Hamblin, Jr., Lansing, Illinois.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
In new building. Building sold in 1975 to St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist. The organ was moved to residence of David L. Hamblin, Jr., Chicago Heights (or Lansing?), IL. His home burned while the organ was being installed in 1999.
Webpage Links: City Methodist Church (Gary) - Abandoned Photography at Opacity , Opus 611: First City Methodist Church
Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (1975)
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