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Church of the Fourteen Holy Martyrs
(Roman Catholic)
628 Central Avenue near Covert Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207
The Church of the Fourteen Holy Martyrs was established in 1887 through the efforts of German Catholics who met in a house at Central Avenue and Cooper Street in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. There a first Mass was celebrated by Rev. Bernard F. Kurz and attended by about 25 persons. Named for a popular Bavarian devotion, Vierzehn Nothelfer, the congregation erected a combination church & school building measuring 40 feet by 60 feet on Central Avenue near Covert Street that was dedicated by Bishop Loughlin. The school was staffed by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville. In 1976, the Fourteen Martyrs Church was consolidated into St. Martin of Tours Church, located on Hancock Street. The old building became the Pilgrim Christian Academy. |
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William G. Schwarze
Brooklyn, N.Y. (c.1887)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 10 stops, 10 ranks
The first known organ for Fourteen Holy Martyrs Church was built by William G. Schwarze, an organbuilder who was active in Brooklyn in the late 19th century. It seems likely that this organ dates from the opening of the church building in 1887. The following specifications were recorded (Feb. 1928) by Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service firm in the area. Mohr wrote that the organ had a light oak case on three sides that was 10' 6" wide by 8' 4" deep (plus 2' 6" including the pedalboard) by 10' 6" high, and the Swell box was 10" 9" high. In the facade were 27 front pipes in three flats (5–17–5) that were decorated in silver, gold and buff colors; Mohr noted that the front pipes did not cover all of the Great pipes. The organ was hand pumped with a handle on the right side. Mohr added "Still for sale 2/28/33 – wants over 500?" The fate of this organ is unknown. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
8 |
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Gamba Treble [TC] |
46 |
8 |
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Melodia |
58 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
58 |
8 |
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Gamba Bass |
12 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason Treble [TC] |
46 |
8 |
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Salicional |
58 |
4 |
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Principal |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason Bass |
12 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
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 ("3 Couplers")
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Great |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Mechanicals
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Tremulant |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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2 Combination Pedals |
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Sources:
Brooklyn Catholic Blogspot: http://brooklyncatholic.blogspot.com/2009/10/fourteen-holy-martyrs.html
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.
Fox, David H. A Guide to North American Organbuilders (Rev. ed.). Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specifications (Feb. 1928) of William G. Schwarze organ (c.1887). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Illustration:
Brooklyn Catholic Blogspot: exterior of Pilgrim Christian Church, originally Fourteen Holy Martyrs Catholic Church. |
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