Mathias Schwab
1859 ca.
St. Joseph Convent / St. Joseph Catholic Church
E 12th and Greenup Streets
Covington, KY, US
7 Ranks - 1,337 Pipes
Instrument ID: 17996 ● Builder ID: 5650 ● Location ID: 16366
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Founded in 1859 by The Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery from Erie, Pennsylvania at the request of the bishop to teavh German to the children of St. Joseph [German Catholic] parish. Seems to be locally or commonly called St. Joseph's convent, although that has not been confirmed as the official name. St. Joseph's Church was completed the same year. This suggests a date of c. 1859 to this organ.
The buildig was remodeled in 1878 with a revised tower. In 1915 the tower was knocked off the building by a tornado and there was some additional damage to the building.
The organ was moved [apparently] when the nuns established Villa Madonna College in 1922 on a large farm property purchased in 1903. In 1916, the novitiate moved from Covington to Villa Madonna, and the motherhouse in 1922.
Paul R. Marchesano on January 13th, 2021:
Sold to St. Francis Xavier R. C., Falmouth, KY c. 1941-46 shortly before the building was razed.
Database Manager on September 20th, 2006:
Moved to a Roman Catholic church (not named) in southern Kentucky when the convent building was razed.
Related Instrument Entries: Mathias Schwab (1859 ca.) , Mathias Schwab (1859 ca.)
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