According to the Church history, THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rochester, New York 1827-1977 the 1883 'Chapel' was razed in 1911 to build the Parish House. Disposition of the transplanted 1860 Garret House organ at that time is presently unknown.

Updated through online information from Andrew Henderson (June 14, 2025): Original builder: Garret House, circa 1860. According to the Democrat & Chronicle (Sept 21, 1884): “the organ used in the former church has been put in the new one, and will be presided over by Professor Wilkinson.”

Updated through online information from Andrew Henderson (August 13, 2024): Is it possible this instrument was moved from a previous building? If so, you might indicate the original builder as Garret House. From the Buffalo Courier (Dec 8, 1860): “The same Buffalo manufacturers [Mr. House] have nearly completed an organ of somewhat smaller size and compass [than that recently installed at First Baptist Church, Rochester] for the Third Presbyterian Church.”

[ed: from the other notes about considering moving the organ to the new building and newspaper accounts, it is not clear at all that this is the case. It is, however possible.]

This organ was considered for use in the new building, but one of the trustees objected, and pledged $1,000 toward the cost of a new instrument. [Wm. Johnson & Son, Opus 790, 1893].

The old chapel (1884) on Meigs Street housed a "good, though small, organ, pumped by the janitor." The builder remains unknown.