Henry Niemann
1890

From - Baltimore Sun Jan. 3, 1891, pg. 6 - Some details and specification of the Niemann organ installed in the newly built Associate Reformed Church (Preston St. & Maryland Ave.). Three manual organ has been built for the Sanctuary of the Catholic Cathedral (Baltimore) in 1874, but was removed in 1889 for the enlargement of the Sanctuary. The organ was purchased by the Associate congregation, but the large case was not part of the deal, and went to St, John's Methodist Protestant, on St. Paul Street. The Associate Church received a new facade for the smaller arched gallery. In the early years of the 20th century the Associate congregation disbanded. The building sat empty until the 1930s, when it was purchased by the Greek Diocese for use as their cathedral. The Niemann organ was kept and used until the 1950s when a Greek school was built onto the the building, this cut the depth of the organ chamber to a fraction of the original size. 12 ranks of the Niemann organ were used in a newly built Lewis & Hitchcock organ, which is presently in use by the Cathedral music program.

(from entry for the organ that replaxed this) Updated through online information from Steve Bartley. -- In the early 1960s the rear of the organ chamber was sliced off as part of a building project. A school building for the congregation was added to the building complex. The original Niemann organ provided a very small space for a few singers and the Greek congregation desired a larger space for a full choir. These two conditions, smaller chamber and larger choir space necessitated a smaller organ. Lewis & Hitchcock was hired to provide a smaller organ for the available space.
11 ranks of the Niemann organ were used plus a new reed. The unified Great 8' Open Diapason was provided 12 bass pipes from the old 16' Double Open Diapason to provide a 16' open in the Pedal, and the Stopped Diapason was provided 12 bass pipes from the original Swell 16' Bourdon to allow it to also play at the 16 pitch.

Originally built for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Basilica in Baltimore. Relocated to the [then] new Associate Reformed Church by the original builder with a new facade. Electrified and rebuilt Lewis & Hitchcock in 1963, as 2-11 (?).