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Our Lady of Czestochowa–St. Casimir Church
(Roman Catholic)
183 25th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232
The parish of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church was established in 1896 to serve Polish Catholics. In that same year, a frame church was built on 24th Street, near Fourth Avenue, but it was destroyed by fire in 1904. On July 17 of the same year, Bishop McDonnell laid the cornerstone for the present church that was erected on the same site at a cost of $80,000. Designed in the Gothic style and constructed of Belleville gray stone and brick, the façade features a central tower and steeple that rises 175 feet over the main entrance, flanked by shorter towers on each corner. In addition to the church, the complex includes a rectory and a parochial school, administered by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, that was built in 1911. The school has since closed.
In 1980, the parish of St. Casimir's, another Polish congregation, was merged into Our Lady of Czestochowa; the combined congregation was renamed Our Lady of Czestochowa–St. Casimir Church. |
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Tellers-Kent Organ Company
Erie, Penn. – Opus 176 (1919)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 17 stops, 15 ranks
In 1919, the Tellers-Kent Organ Company built a two-manual organ for St. Casimir's Church. The organ was divided and had a detached stop-key console, centrally located in the gallery and facing down the nave. Larry Trupiano of Brooklyn understood that this organ was relocated to Our Lady of Czestochowa Church by a Polish organbuilder either living in the country or visiting from Poland when the diocese closed St. Casimir's Church. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
61 |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Viol d'Gamba |
61 |
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4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
4 |
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Forest Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
4 |
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Violina |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
44 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
32 |
16 |
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Dolce (Lieblich Gedeckt) |
SW |
8 |
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Flute [ext.] |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Great to Great 16', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Combination Pistons
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell Organ |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Great Organ |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
Brooklyn Catholic Blogpost: http://brooklyncatholic.blogspot.com/2009/06/our-lady-of-czestochowa-24th-st-near.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 of Tellers-Kent organ, Op. 176 (1919). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Tellers, Aaron M. Specifications of Tellers-Kent Organ, Op. 176 (1919).
Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (Mar. 3, 2010) concerning Tellers-Kent Organ, Op. 176 (1919).
Illustration:
Brooklyn Catholic Blogpost: exterior. |
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