Kilgen Organ Company Opus List

3,655 entries compiled from surviving company records, opus 410–7854, 1880–1980. Search by opus number, institution, city, or any word in the notes.

Opus numbers may refer to an entire organ, or just to a particular modification or addition to an existing organ.

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Showing 1–37 of 37 entries.

Opus	Date	Institution	City	State	Notes
3490		Methodist Episcopal Church	Bluefield	VA
4234		Christ Episcopal Church	Martinsville	VA	#200 Special
4556		St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Lynchburg	VA
4565		St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Lynchburg	VA	Chimes
4594		St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Lynchburg	VA	grilles
4607		First Presbyterian Church	Lynchburg	VA	crossed out on typed list
5368		Hobbie Brothers	Roanoke	VA	Sold to John M. Oakey
5368		Oakey, John M., Inc.	Roanoke	VA	This organ sold through Hobbie Bros.
5368 A		Oakey, John M.	Roanoke	VA
5447		Sacred Heart Church	Covington	VA
5512		St. Mary’s Episcopal Church	Richmond	VA
5617		Radford Presbyterian Church	East Radford	VA	This organ was sold to Radford Pres by Hobbie Brothers.
5617		Hobbie Brothers	Roanoke	VA	Sold to Radford Presbyterian Church, East Radford, VA
5622		Whisner Memorial M. E. Church	Blacksburg	VA
5634		Churchland Baptist Church	Churchland	VA	This organ was originally at Famous Barr; later loaned to R. E. Lee, Lexington, VA, then sold to Churchland Baptist through Milton Friedman, Norfolk, VA.
5634		R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church	Lexington	VA	Formerly one of the organs at Famous Barr. Returned by this church and now sold to Churchland Baptist, Churchland, VA. This church is now a prospect.
5648		Churchland Baptist Church	Churchland	VA	These people bought this organ from M. Freedman, Norfolk, VA, didn’t like it, returned to factory, and purchased #5634.
5648		Milton Music Co.	Norfolk	VA	Installed in Churchland Baptist, was unsatisfactory, and returned to factory
5659		Hill & Irving, Inc.	Charlottesville	VA
5685		Radio Station WDBJ	Roanoke	VA
5788		First M. E. Church, South	Marion	VA
5914		First Baptist Church	Alexandria	VA
6006		Hobbie Brothers	Roanoke	VA
6062		Vinton Baptist Church	Vinton	VA
6130		Thurman Boone Co.	Roanoke	VA
6212		First M. E. Church	Galax	VA
7197		West End Christian Church	Danville	VA
7240	4.15.47	Abingdon Methodist Church	Abingdon	VA
7266	6.17.47	Campostella Heights Baptist	Norfolk	VA
7269	3.7.47	Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church	Middlebrook	VA
7273	8.5.47	Madison Heights Christian Church	Madison Heights	VA
7434		West Lynchburg Baptist Church	Lynchburg	VA
7462		Central Methodist Church	Clifton Forge	VA
7464		Fifth Street Baptist Church	Lynchburg	VA
7835		Emory & Henry State College	Emory	VA
7840		Noland Memorial Methodist Church	Newport News	VA
7848		First Baptist Church	South Richmond	VA

Opus numbers with a letter suffix (5281 A, 5281 B…) are follow-up jobs on the same contract. A "?" or two numbers on one line means the original record was unclear. Linked numbers in the notes link to the entry they reference.

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