Near Brentwood Bay in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
Organ Pavillion
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014
1. Organ Pavillion Marker
Inscription.
Organ Pavillion. . The Aeolian Pipe Organ played at The Butchart Gardens is an early twentieth century residence instrument equipped with its own pneumatic player. Built by the Aeolian Company of New York this model, once owned by Vancouver department store owner, Chris Spencer, is identical to the one owned by R.P. Butchart and installed in his residence here at Benvenuto. Fully playable manually this organ boasts just under one thousand individual pipes, a set of twenty tubular chimes and a forty-nine note percussive harp. Paper organ rolls display the virtuoso ability of the automatic player to reproduce complex orchestral works. The photograph shows Christopher Ross, great-grandson of the Butcharts, at the keyboard of the refurbished Aeolian Pipe Organ which he helped to restore. Also shown is the roll player, which is an early forerunner of the jukebox, and some of the organ pipes in the loft.
The Aeolian Pipe Organ played at The Butchart Gardens is an early twentieth century residence instrument equipped with its own pneumatic player. Built by the Aeolian Company of New York this model, once owned by Vancouver department store owner, Chris Spencer, is identical to the one owned by R.P. Butchart and installed in his residence here at Benvenuto. Fully playable manually this organ boasts just under one thousand individual pipes, a set of twenty tubular chimes and a forty-nine note percussive harp. Paper organ rolls display the virtuoso ability of the automatic player to reproduce complex orchestral works. The photograph shows Christopher Ross, great-grandson of the Butcharts, at the keyboard of the refurbished Aeolian Pipe Organ which he helped to restore. Also shown is the roll player, which is an early forerunner of the jukebox, and some of the organ pipes in the loft.
Location. 48° 33.901′ N, 123° 28.241′ W. Marker is near Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, in Capital. Marker and Organ Pavilion are at The Butchart Gardens.
Also see . . . 1. The Butchart Gardens. (Submitted on June 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 2. Butchart Gardens on Facebook. (Submitted on June 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 3. The Aeolian Pipe Organ Website. (Submitted on June 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014
2. Organ Pavillion and Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. The Butchart Gardens Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on June 15, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
