First Reformed Church / Allen Temple AME
4101 Helen St.
Detroit,
MI
48207 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 72760
Updated through online information by Shawn P. Keith.
The congregation had a previous edifice on Catherine Street. The last service on Catherine St. was held on June 29, 1919, and the building was subsequently sold. The present building was dedicated on July 9, 1922 and remained in use by the congregation until 1950 when a new church location was sought, and which was dedicated in 1952. The congregation subseqently disbanded in 1987.
This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from an article for the dedication of the church in the Detroit Free Press on July 8, 1922, "The organ is of the latest type, with 13 speaking stops, nine couplers, seven combination pistons adjustable at keyboard, and four combination pedals."
Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022
Chancel with organ: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022
Sanctuary interior with organ in front: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022
Sanctuary from beneath balcony showing organ in front: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022
The inner workings of the console showing the intact tubular pneumatic action: Photograph by Maria Lahti, submitted by Shawn P. Keith. Taken on 2023-03-04
Current status of the console (bench, pedalboard, and knee panel missing): Photograph by Maria Lahti, submitted by Shawn P. Keith. Taken on 2023-03-04