Saint Columba's Roman Catholic Church

1327 Lafond Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104

(Building, designed by Barry Byrne, has won several design awards.)
Builder: Casavant Frères Ltée., Op. 2002, 1950.
Manuals: 2
Ranks: 12
Pipes: 790
Stops: 14
Action: Electro-pneumatic

Notes: Architect Barry Byrne was based in Chicago and his formal schooling ended in the 9th grade.

Byrne worked under Frank Lloyd Wright and was involved with the Prairie School of architecture before later turned towards Expressionist architecture. Byrne designed the building later in his career.

Completed in 1949, the building is described as a high point in modern church architecture in the Twin Cities.

Jeff Scofield and Organ Historical Society as of 2020.


GREAT ORGAN
8' Open Diapason 68
8' Melodia 68
8' Dulciana 68
4' Principal 68
2' Fifteenth 61
Gt/Gt (Super)

SWELL ORGAN
8' Principal 68
8' Stopped Diapason 68
8' Viola da Gamba 68
8' Voix Celeste 61
4' Harmonic Flute 68
8' Oboe 68
Tremulant
Sw/Sw (Sub/Uni. Off/Super)

PEDAL ORGAN
16' Bourdon 32
16' Gedeckt 12 (Sw)
8' Bourdon 12