Church of the Holy Rosary
(Roman Catholic)
141 Chauncey Street near Reid Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11233
The Roman Catholic parish of the Holy Rosary was organized in June 1889 to serve the English-speaking Catholics in the Eastern District. Bishop Loughlin appointed Rev. Dominic Monteverde, an Italian who was raised in England, to be the pastor. Father Monteverde celebrated the first mass on August 4, 1889, in the second floor of the frame building at 1717 Fulton Street. In September 1889, ground for a new church was purchased for $9,000, and in October the cornerstone was laid by Bishop Loughlin. The church was built of brick with stone trimmings and could accomodate about 600 persons. On October 7, 1894, the church was dedicated at 10 a.m. by Bishop McDonnell, assisted by Father Monteverde. The Rev. Matthew J. Flynn was the assistant priest and also served as the organist. |
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Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, N.Y. (c.1910s)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 26 registers, 22 stops, 24 ranks
The present organ in Holy Rosary Church was built sometime in the 1910s by Reuben Midmer & Sons of Brooklyn. The following specifications were recorded in 1985 by Larry Trupiano of Mann & Trupiano in Brooklyn. Pipecounts below are suggested, based on similar Midmer & Sons organs of the era. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Horn Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
2 |
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Super Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
8 |
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Tuba |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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Chimes |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
4 |
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Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Violina |
61 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
61 |
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Dolce Cornet III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
61 |
8 |
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Celeste |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Open Diapason |
42 |
8 |
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Octave (fr. 16' Op. Diap.) |
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16 |
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Bourdon |
42 |
8 |
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Flute (fr. 16' Bourdon) |
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16 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Tuba (ext. GT) |
12 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Great to Pedal |
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Great to Great 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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SW Chimes |
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George Jardine & Son
New York City (1895)
The first known organ for Holy Rosary Church was built in 1895 by George Jardine & Son of New York City. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X, Vol. III. New York: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914.
"Church of the Holy Rosary," Brooklyn Eagle (Oct. 4, 1894:7).
"Church of the Most Holy Rosary," The New York Times (Oct. 8, 1894:9).
Trupiano, Larry. Specifications of Reuben Midmer & Sons organ (c.1910s).
Illustrations:
Bourke, Rasaan H. Photos (2017) of Reuben Midmer
& Sons organ case and console.
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
1946 photo of church exterior. |
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