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Philip A. Beaudry & Co. (1984)

Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 997 , 1880)

Location:

St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
43 Essex Street
Andover, MA 01845 US
Sanctuary, Rear Gallery
Organ ID: 71280

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 20 ranks.
Andrew Scanlon on July 01, 2022:

learned June 2022 From someone very familiar with the church:

The organ was dismantled and removed in 2016. Pipes were sold off to individuals as a fundraiser. A slightly used 4-man Rodgers was installed at that time.

from Organs of Greater Lawrence by Robert J Reich: St Augustine Andover: Organized 1852; 1st bldg. c1852; 2nd bldg. 1881. * 1st organ: in 1st bldg., perhaps moved to lower church 2nd bldg. S 2nd organ: Hook & Hastings #997 1880 from Trinity Episcopal, Newport, R.I., 2m, 19r, installed by H&H in 1902, possibly the date of the upper church. S 3rd organ: W. W. Laws 1936, 2m, 19r, retaining only pipes from the previous organ with many others added; organ divided around window and a facade of sorts composed of miscellaneous old case pipes was provided. Substantial tonal changes 1984 by P. A. Beaudry and Company, #50.

We received the most recent update for this note from Andrew Scanlon on July 01, 2022.
Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022:

Relocated here [1930s?] from Trinity Episcopal Church, Newport, Rhode Island, when they purchased 1929 E.M. Skinner Opus 800.

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Console and facade in rear gallery: Photograph from an archival source: Andover Organ Co. Archives, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. ca. 1980s

Exterior : Photograph by Parish website, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. ca. 2020

Interior: Photograph by Cynthia Arsenault , submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2022

Altar : Photograph by Cynthia Arsenault, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2022

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