John E. Bergstrom
1877

Originally John E. Bergstrom (1876)

First Independent Presbyterian Church [Hamilton Hall] (1870)

13th and Jefferson Streets
Oakland, CA, US

Instrument ID: 72245 ● Builder ID: 547 ● Location ID: 9110
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Originally Written/Published: August 5, 1876

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on December 27th, 2025:

This organ almost certainly sold to the Placerville Methodist Church (date unknown), later relocated to the El Dorado County fairgrounds, which acquired property and built four buildings from 1939-c. 1950.

The Organ Room and the Bergstrom organ are extant at the fair grounds as of December 2025, although there is a dispute about the organ remaining and concern about the organ's future. A concurrent article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle about the organ, with a photo. See Websites link below.


Jim Lewis on November 20th, 2024:

According to the Mariposa Gazette of 3/3/77, the organ was sold to the Independent Church (later First Unitarian) Oakland, CA. [Ed.: It is possible the organ referred to in the article is another or later fair organ, not the 1876 organ. See DOCMUENTS tab.]

Webpage Links: A massive pipe organ is dividing a small California town. Can it be saved?

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