M. P. Möller
Opus 542, 1905
University Place Christian Church
Sanctuary
1001 South Wright Street
Champaign, IL, US
14 Ranks - 804 Pipes
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CONSOLES
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2 Manuals 38 RegistersStop Layout: Unknown
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Contract date: 14 April 1904. Promised date: 15 October 1904. Price: $23660. Organ Shipped 29 April 1905. A note on the contract says water motor, Spencer preferred. See DOCUMENTS tab for contract ledger pages.
Paul R. Marchesano on February 16th, 2026:
As of November 2025: "By the middle of November, most of the University Place Christian Church building at Wright St. and Springfield Ave. in Champaign had been demolished to make way for student housing." -- IPM News
From the church website: "We have moved to the University YMCA 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL, 61820 Sunday Worship @ 10:00 AM"
Jim Stettner on February 16th, 2026:
Updated through online information from Andrew Henderson [February 5, 2026]: According to The Urbana Courier (May 22, 1905) the organ was installed that and month and was to be dedicated in June 1905. The name of the church was officially University Place Christian Church, so these details can be updated.
Database Manager on March 27th, 2009:
Identified through information in List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928).
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