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Information received via email from Jeff Fowler, Sept 5, 2026:
in 1907, a second Presbyterian Church was built in Wayne named Radnor Presbyterian Church. It was built in a different area of Wayne to accommodate the growth in the area (and not out of division or controversy as I understand.)
In 1914, the Radnor PC installed a Haskell Organ. (Already in the OHS database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/instruments/67326 ) See the last paragraph of the attached newspaper article about RPC's 1914 Haskell. (confusing: "Wayne Presbyterians" refers to Presbyterians residing in Wayne.)
In 1920, RPC church merged with Wayne Presbyterian Church.
The RPC Haskell was then moved in 1920 to the Wayne PC by Haskell replacing the L.C. Harrison organ. (The Harrison had been purchased in 1889 for WPC's original smaller sanctuary and moved to their new larger sanctuary in 1893.) See DOCUMENTS tab for news article.
One of the best known and prolific architects to have called Radnor home was David Knickerbacker Boyd. Over the next few weeks "From the Archives" will look at some of Boyd's work in the township.
Boyd designed the Radnor Presbyterian Church ca. 1907 to serve what would become the second Presbyterian congregation in downtown Wayne.
The edifice was not of a typical church design; its Tudor Revival facade was more reminiscent of a home designed to mimic historical English architecture; only the tall leaded glass windows on the side elevation suggested that it contained a large meeting space.
The building's non-churchlike appearance would ensure its continued use after its few short years in use by the congregation; it was purchased by the Radnor School District (whose land it adjoined), and for a few years it was used by the school.
Today, the site of the church at the southeast corner of Windermere and Louella Avenues is the location of a portion of the new Radnor Middle School.
-- Information from Radnor Historical Society web page
Related Instrument Entries: Relocated byC. S. Haskell [Haskell Pipe Organ Manufacturing Co.] (1920)
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