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Restoration of 1933 Kimball organ at St. Thomas draws council update, tour invitation
Summary
Reverend Mike Stone updated council on restoration of a 1933 Kimball pipe organ of about 3,600 pipes, with construction ongoing and completion anticipated in September; council members were invited to tour the site before Feb. 1.
Reverend Mike Stone of St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church updated the City Council on restoration work for a historic Kimball pipe organ originally built in 1933.
Reverend Stone said the instrument is a "historic 1933 Kimball instrument consisting of approximately 3,600 pipes" and that, once restored, it will be one of only four publicly playable, unaltered Kimball organs. Construction is ongoing with an anticipated completion in September; council members were invited to tour the site before Feb. 1 when some areas will no longer be accessible.
The update was informational and no council action was required or taken. The restoration is framed as a local historic-preservation matter with potential cultural and tourism interest.
