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St. Bartholomew Swedish Mission Chapel
(Protestant Episcopal)
121 East 127th Street at Lexington Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10035
The Swedish Mission Chapel was organized in 1889 by the Rev. Dr. David H. Greer, rector of St. Bartholomew's Church, and for 46 years occupied the stone edifice erected in 1879 for the Sawyer Memorial (Second) Universalist Church. In 1935, the Swedish Chapel was taken over by Trinity Parish, and the congregation was moved to Trinity Chapel at 20 West 25th Street.
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George S. Hutchings
Boston, Mass. – Opus 417 (1898)
Unknown action
2 manuals, 19 stops
Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Hilborne L. Roosevelt
New York City – Opus 82 (1884)
Mechanical action
1 manual, 5 stops, 5 ranks
This organ, one of four identical rental organs (Op. 81-84) built in 1884 by the Roosevelt Organ Works, was originally rented to the Second (Sawyer Memorial) Universalist Church. At some point, probably when the Hutchings organ was installed in 1898, the Roosevelt organ was moved to a Roman Catholic Church in Highland, N.Y., and was later owned by F.R. Webber.
The following specification was recorded by F.R. Webber in one of his "Organ Scrapbooks," now in the collection of The Organ Historical Society Archives in Princeton, N.J. Additional details are from the 1888 catalog published by the Roosevelt Organ Works. Webber wrote:
"The church was on E. 126th [sic] St., near Lexington ave. The organ was moved to a R.C. church in Highland, N.Y. Later owned by F.R.W. [Frederick R. Webber]
232 pipes. 7'11" x 3'4" x c.12
Style 6 in the H.L.R. book. |
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Manual – 58 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
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8 |
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Rohr Flöte |
58 |
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Dulciana (grooved to #2) |
58 |
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4 |
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Gemshorn |
58 |
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Pedal – 13 notes
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Bourdon, Bass |
13 |
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Couplers
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Manual Octaves |
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Manual to Pedal |
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Mechanical Accessories
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Tremulant |
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Bellows Signal |
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Pedal Movement
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Sources:
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
"Hilborne L. Roosevelt, Manufacturer of Church, Chapel, Concert and Chamber Organs," catalog pub. by Roosevelt Organ Works (Dec. 1888); republished by The Organ Literature Foundation, Braintree, Mass., 1978.
Smith, Christine. St. Bartholomew's Church in the City of New York. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
Webber, F.R. "Organ scrapbook" at Organ Historical Society Archives, Princeton, N.J. Specifications of Roosevelt organ, Op. 82 (1884). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Illustration:
The Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives. Exterior. |
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