Schantz Organ Co.
Opus 261, 1957

Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- Central's previous building was destroyed by fire. The new building, designed in an early-American, colonial style, was completed in 1957. The organ design was drawn up by A. C. Strahle, Schantz District Manager, for the Midwest. The instrument was dedicated on April 28, 1957, and an organ recital was held on May 28 of the same year with Dr. Robert Baker at the console. In 1982 the organ was rebuilt by Dial.