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Hutchings-Votey Organ Co. (1903)

Originally W.B.D. Simmons & Co. (1872)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
201 South 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 US
Organ ID: 51176

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on February 15, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 4 manuals.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on April 14, 2013:

This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, using information from the church website:
"Increasing costs of repairs led to a decision in 1903 to replace the existing organ [the 1872 Wm. B.D. Simmons instrument] with a 4-manual organ acquired from the Hutchings-Votey Organ Company of Boston at a cost of $23,000. With the consent of the church, the builder connected the two parts of the gallery organ, which closed completely the large Gothic window on Walnut Street. It remained closed for 94 years."

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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