NEW ORLEANS AREA PIPE ORGANS
AND THEIR HISTORIES
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NEW ORLEANS AREA PIPE ORGANS
AND THEIR HISTORIES |
A service of the Steeple Chasers at www.neworleanschurches.com
and the New Orleans Chapter of the Organ Historical Society
| MANUFACTURER: | HOOK AND HASTINGS |
| OPUS NUMBER: | OPUS 1366 |
| YEAR BUILT: | 1887 |
| ORIGINAL LOCATION: | Felicity United Methodist Church 1816 Chestnut St. New Orleans |
| RELOCATION 1: | |
| RELOCATION 2: | |
| RELOCATION 3: | |
| FINAL DISPOSITION: | Still in existence. It is believed that this organ used some remaining pipework from OPUS 1286 which preceeded it. |
| NOTE: Organ was badly damaged in Hurricane Katrina. It was disassembled and stored Jan. 2006 by OHS. | |
| A PICTURE OF THIS ORGAN EXISTS IN OUR FILES: (Click highlighted "YES" to view. |
YES |
| NOTES SUPPLIED BY OTHERS: | NOTE BY ROY REDMAN: "Felicity was literally
"dug out of the dirt" by us in 1974. It had been horribly damaged
by Hurricane Betsy, and the church was using a Hammond. We were assisted
by Methodist youth work campers. All work was done with the organ in place.
It has never been completely restored." |
| SPECIFICATION: | 2 Manual |
| OTHER INFO: | |
This page is a service of www.neworleanschurches.com
and the New Orleans Chapter of the Organ Historical Society