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Cuyler-Warren Street United Methodist Church
450 Warren Street, corner Bond Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
Organ Specifications:
450 Warren Street, corner Bond Street (since ?)
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303 Warren Street, near Smith Street (1860->1914)
► II/8 George W. Earle (1860?)
Hall at corner of Court and Sackett Streets (1856-1860)
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Corner of Court and Butler Streets (1852-1856)
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Warren Street Methodist Episcopal Church began as a mission in 1852. The first building was located on the corner of Court and Butler Streets. From 1856-1860, the mission met in a hall at the corner of Court and Sackett Streets. In 1860, a Gothic structure was erected at 303 Warren Street, between Smith and Court Streets. Constructed of brick with brownstone trimming, the new church measured 22 by 87 feet and provided space for 700 Sunday-school scholars in the basement, and about 1,200 in the main auditorium on the second floor. Dedicated on June 24, 1860, the new church cost about $22,000 for the building and furnishings.
At an unknown time, the congregation moved into the present modern building at 450 Warren Street.
In the early 1980s, the Cuyler Presbyterian Church merged into Warren Street United Methodist, and the consolidated congregation became the Cuyler-Warren Street United Methodist Church. |
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Organ in Warren Street Methodist Episcopal at 303 Warren Street:
George W. Earle
Riverhead, N.Y. (1860?)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 8 stops, 8 ranks
The following specification was recorded (Oct. 10, 1914) by an employee of Louis F. Mohr & Co., a longtime organ service firm in the area. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
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8 |
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Clarinet Flute |
58 |
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8 |
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Harmonic Flute |
58 |
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4 |
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Octave |
58 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
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St. Diapason Bass |
12 |
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8 |
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Keraulophon [TC] |
46 |
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8 |
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Dulciana [TC] |
46 |
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8 |
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Hautboy |
58 |
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Pedal Organ – 27 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
27 |
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Couplers ("4 couplers")
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Great |
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Swell to Great Octaves |
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Accessories
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Tremulant |
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Hook Swell Pedal |
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Hand pumped on right (later motor) |
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Bellows Signal |
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Sources:
Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specifications (Oct. 10, 1914) of George W. Earle organ. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
"Brooklyn Intelligence," The New York Times (June 25, 1860).
Stiles, Henry Reed. History of the City of Brooklyn: Including the Old Town and Village of Brooklyn, the Town of Bushwick, and the Village and City of Williamsburgh. Brooklyn: pub. by subscription, 1863.
Illustrations:
Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library: (c.190_). Exterior, Warren Street Methodist Church.
Google Street View: exterior of Cuyler-Warren Street United Methodist Church. |
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