H. D. Blanchard Pipe Organs
Opus 10, 1963

High Street Christian Church

Sanctuary

311 West High Street
Springfield, OH, US

8 Ranks - 542 Pipes
Instrument ID: 66669 ● Builder ID: 642 ● Location ID: 15824
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Originally Written/Published: 1963

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Builder: H. D. Blanchard Pipe Organs
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions8 Stops31 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Reisner R-R

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

J. A. Hefner on February 16th, 2026:

This site was originally the High Street Christian Church, first built on that site in 1882, eventually called the Summerbell Memorial after Rev Nicholas Summerbell. Plans to build a larger church didn't seem to materialize, other than adding onto the existing structure. This building seemed to be the recipient of Pilcher opus 842 in 1914. That congregation merged into First Congregational Church on Center Street in 1930-1931, but the 1882 building seemed to remain in use until 1975, when it was demolished in favor of a modern structure, located next door. At some point this became First Christian Church. The 2006 sale is probably due to First Christian building a larger worship center on Middle Urbana Road in 2006-2007, selling this building to a different church organization.


Randall E. Wagner on May 9th, 2021:

Church built a new building in a different location in 1975 and incorporated this entire organ including console in an instrument by Delaware Organ Co., Inc., Tonawanda, NY. Homer Blanchard was consultant and Josef Schäfer of Klais Orgelbau designed the case. In 2006 the Delaware/Blanchard was sold to David Richards of Allegheny Pipe Organ Co. and is in storage as of this date. The church no longer has a pipe organ.

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