Pipe Organ Database

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Austin Organ Co. (Opus 769, 1919)

Location:

Plymouth Congregational
1020 Broad St.
Providence, RI 02905 US
Organ ID: 12544

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on May 01, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 11 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 11 stops. 13 registers.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 11
  • Registers: 13
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on May 01, 2023.
Jeff Scofield on May 01, 2023:

In 1927, Plymouth Congregational Church merged with Union Congregational Church. Its combined membership of 1,200 made it one of the largest Protestant churches in Providence. However, by 1968 the congregation had shrunk to about 140 members, due to members moving to the suburbs. The building was sold in 1971 to the Rhode Island Conference of the United Church of Christ, which that same year sold the building to the Holy Cross Church of God in Christ, a 260-member Black congregation, which remained there until 2015. Iglesia Visión Evangélica, a Latin congregation, acquired the church in 2016.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on May 01, 2023.
Database Manager on January 07, 2005:

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 29, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
From THE DIAPASON July 1918: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on May 01, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph by Kenneth C Zirkel, via Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2021-11-05