People's Tabernacle - New York City
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People's Tabernacle
52 East 102nd Street
New York, N.Y. 10029









The People's Tabernacle, founded in 1898, was a missionary and benevolent society that included a hotel for young women. In 1945, the property was purchased by the New York Mission Society and became the First Spanish Evangelical Church. The church and hotel complex was razed in 1951 to make way for the Carver House Building Project.
                
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 518 (1918)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 9 stops, 9 ranks


In 1918, a new organ built by J.H. & C.S. Odell of New York City was installed in the People's Tabernacle. This organ had nine ranks and a total of 506 pipes. The display pipes gilded with gold bronze.
 
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Open Diapason
61
8
   Melodia
61
8
  Dulciana
61
4
   Octave
61
           
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Salicional
61
8
  Stopped Diapason
61
8
  Vox Celeste [TC]
49
4
  Rohr Flöte
61
 
   
 
 
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
  Bourdon
30
       
               
Couplers
    Swell to Pedal          
    Great to Pedal          
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'          
               
Piston Combinations
    Great Organ Forte       Swell Organ Forte  
    Great Organ Piano       Swell Organ Mezzo  
               
Accessories
    Balanced Swell Pedal       Wind Indicator  
    Great to Pedal Reversible     Organ Bench  
    Tremulant          
               
Sources:
     Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     "Manhattan Transfers," The New York Times (Nov. 8, 1945).
     "Mission Unit Saves Displaced Church," The New York Times (Sep. 10, 1951).
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 518 (1918).

Illustration:
     The New York Times (Sep. 10, 1951). Exterior.