THE CHURCHES OF VIRGINIA
Photography by John DeMajo |
CENTRALIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 4625 Centralia Road, Chester, VA. 23832 |
http://www.centraliapca.org |
ORGAN INFORMATION |
Henry Crabb organ (ca: 1850.) One Manual and Pedal (6 Ranks) Pedal Open Diapason Stop'd Bass Dulciana Fifteenth Principal Treble Principal Bass Pedal Couple KNOWN HISTORY OF THE ORGAN Removed in 1950 from St. Vitus R. C., East Cleveland, OH by Warren Miller, who moved it twice and sold it in 1961 to Thomas W. Irish, who moved it 3 times. In 1978 sold to Episcopal mission in Axtel, OH. Then sold to Darrell Bailey of Chatham Hall, Chatham, VA. Given to Watson Memoria UMC on condition it be properly restored. Restored by Mann & Trupiano in 1983. Ded. 27 Oct 1985 by John Ogasapian. Removed for storage in 1996, then placed, on loan, in the Science Museum of VA, Richmond, VA. Installed at Redeemer Lutheran, Richmond, VA 1997. Removed from Redeemer in approximately 2002 and installed in Centralia Presbyterian Church.
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