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Johnson Organ Co. (Opus 357, 1871)

Location:

Meridian Street Methodist Church
N. Meridian and W. New York Streets
Indianapolis, IN 46204 US
Organ ID: 72665

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is no longer extant; destroyed.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on February 01, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • 2 manuals.
Keydesk:
  • Built by Johnson Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 2
We received the most recent update for this console from Paul R. Marchesano on February 01, 2023.
Paul R. Marchesano on February 01, 2023:

The dedication of the new church was held on Sunday, December 10, 1871, with three services throughout the day. Festivities continued the following Monday and Tuesday. For this building, William A. Johnson supplied his opus 357, a two-manual instrument, one of only two commissioned from this builder for this city. The church and organ burned on November 17, 1904. -- 2007 OHS Atlas

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on February 01, 2023.

Instrument Images:

1871 church interior with William A. Johnson opus 357, burned in 1904: Photograph from an archival source: 2007 OHS Atlas, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano. Taken approx. c. 1871

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