FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY
Pictured is the former Kilgen Organ at First Baptist Church, Owensboro,
KY, built ca. 1920s.
Prior to this organ there was a Hook & Hastings (1895, Opus 1676) 2
manuals, 29 registers.
The Kilgen organ was given to Zion UCC in Owensboro around 1974.
About half of the Kilgen was incorporated with Zion's 3 manual
Hillgreen Lane (1929) when it was rebuilt by Glen Underhill in 1974.
In 1974 a new organ by Reuter was installed at First Baptist with three
manuals and 39 ranks.
Information from The Rev. John Schroeder and the Organ Historical
Society website:
http://organsociety.bsc.edu/SingleOrganDetails.php?OrganID=14362
Pictures from the Owensboro newspaper and the dedication program of the
Reuter organ.
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