Spreckels Organ Pavilion

For the Spreckels Organ in San Francisco, see Spreckels Organ.

Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Organ concert at the pavilion, February 1915
Interactive map of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion area
General information
TypePipe organ
LocationBalboa Park, San Diego, California, 1549 El Prado #10
San Diego, CA 92101
Construction started1914
Completed1914
OpenedDecember 31, 1914
CostOrgan: $33,500 ($1,076,786 today)
Pavilion: $66,500 ($2,137,500 today)
Height
Height75 feet (23 m)
Design and construction
ArchitectHarrison Albright
Main contractorWurster Construction Company
Other information
Seating typeMetal benches
Seating capacity2,500
Website
http://spreckelsorgan.org/
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The Spreckels Organ Pavilion is an outdoor venue that houses the open-air Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. With more than 5,000 pipes, the Spreckels Organ is the world's largest pipe organ in a fully outdoor venue. Constructed for the 1915 Panama–California Exposition, it is located at the corner of President's Way and Pan American Road East in the park.

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