First Church of Christ, Scientist (originally Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist) First Church of Christ, Scientist (originally Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist)  156 Sterling Place (Flatbush & Seventh Avenues) Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217 Organ Specifications: 156 Sterling Place (Flatbush & Seventh Avenues) ► II/16 Wicks Organ Company, Op. 2974 (1949) 1256 Dean Street at New York Avenue (1914-?) • III/39 Austin Organ Company, Op. 410 (1915)                   Original First Church of Christ, Scientist at 1256 Dean Street The First Church of Christ, Scientist occupies an edifice built as the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist. The original First Church was located at 1256 Dean Street in the edifice now used by Hebron Seventh-day Adventist Church.                 Wicks Organ Company Highland, Ill. – Opus 2974 (1949) Direct-Electric key action 2 manuals, 24 stops, 16 ranks This organ originally had 9 ranks of pipes, and was later enlarged by the Schantz Organ Company of Orrville, Ohio.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Open Diapason 61 4   Rohr Flute * 61 8   Melodia 61 2   Super Octave * 61 8   Dulciana 61   Mixture III ranks * 183 8   Unda Maris 61   Chimes 4   Octave 61   Tremolo                 Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 61 2 2/3   Nazard [ext.] — 8   Stopped Flute [ext.] 12 2   Flautino [ext.] 12 8   Salicional 61 8   Oboe 61 8   Voix Celeste 61 8   Trompette * 61 4   Flute d'Amour [ext.] 12 4   Clarion * [ext.] 12 4   Violina [ext.] 12   Tremolo                 Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Bourdon 32 4   Flute [ext.] 12 16   Lieblich Gedeckt SW 16   Contre Trompette * [ext. SW] 12 8   Bass Flute [ext.] 12                 * ranks added by Schantz                   Austin Organ Company Hartford, Conn. – Opus 410 (1909) Electro-pneumatic action 3 manuals, 39 stops This organ was installed in the original church at 1256 Dean Street, which is now the Hebron Seventh-day Adventist Church. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.                 Sources:      Bridge and Tunnel Club website: www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com      Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.      Rownd, Charles. Specifications of Wicks Organ, Op. 2974 (1949). Photo:      Bridge and Tunnel Club website: Hebron Seventh-day Adventist Church (orig. First Church of Christ, Scientist).      Sperry, Percy Loomis. 1937 photo of Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist.       | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |