St. Leonard of Port Maurice Catholic Church - Brooklyn, N.Y.
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  St. Leonard of Port Maurice Catholic Church - Brooklyn, N.Y.
Church of St. Leonard of Port Maurice
(Roman Catholic)

70 Wilson Avenue at Jefferson Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11237


Organ Specifications:
Second building (1906-closed 1978)
► III/41 Tellers-Kent Organ Company, Op. 247 (1922)
► III/42 William G. Schwarze (c.1906)
First building (1871-1899)
• unknown



The parish of St. Leonard of Port Maurice was established in 1872 to serve German Catholics in Brooklyn. In 1978, the church was absorbed by St. Joseph Patron Church, and the building was razed 2001.
           
Tellers-Kent Organ Company
Erie, Penn. – Opus 247 (1922)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 37 stops, 41 ranks


In 1922, the Tellers-Kent Company rebuilt the previous organ, changing its action from tubular-pneumatic to electro-pneumatic.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
8
   Open Diapason  
4
   Claribel Flute  
8
   Gamba  
2 2/3
   Twelfth  
8
   Dulciana  
2
   Fifteenth  
8
   Doppel Floete       Mixture III ranks  
8
   Melodia  
8
   Trumpet  
4
   Principal  
4
   Clarion  

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon  
4
   Fugara  
8
   Open Diapason  
2
   Piccolo  
8
   Salicional       Cornet III ranks  
8
   Aeoline  
8
   Cornopean  
8
   Stopped Diapason  
8
   Oboe  
4
   Hohl Flute  
8
   Vox Humana  
               
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Gedeckt  
4
   Flute Traverse  
8
   Viola  
4
   Violina  
8
   Dolce  
8
   Clarionette  
8
   Clarabella          

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Double Open Diapason  
8
   Cello  
16
   Violone  
8
   Principal  
16
   Sub Bass  
16
   Trombone  
           
William G. Schwarze
Brooklyn, N.Y. (c.1906)
Tubular-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 38 stops, 43 ranks


The first-known organ in St. Leonard's Church was built by William G. Schwarze of Brooklyn.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
   Double Open Diapason  
4
   Claribel Flute  
8
   Open Diapason  
2 2/3
   Twelfth  
8
   Gamba  
2
   Fifteenth  
8
   Dulciana       Mixture III ranks  
8
   Doppel Floete  
8
   Trumpet  
8
   Melodia  
4
   Clarion  
4
   Principal          

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon  
4
   Fugara  
8
   Open Diapason  
2
   Piccolo  
8
   Salicional       Cornet III ranks  
8
   Aeoline  
8
   Cornopean  
8
   Stopped Diapason  
8
   Oboe  
4
   Hohl Flute  
8
   Vox Humana  
               
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Gedeckt  
4
   Flute Traverse  
8
   Viola  
4
   Violina  
8
   Dolce  
8
   Clarionette  
8
   Clarabella          

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Double Open Diapason  
8
   Cello  
16
   Violone  
8
   Principal  
16
   Sub Bass  
16
   Trombone  
           
Sources:
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Tellers, Aaron M. Specifications of Tellers-Kent Organ, Op. 247 (1922).
     Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (9/5/2012) regarding William G. Schwarze organ.

Illustrations:
     http://citynoise.org/article/10113. Rear Exterior.
     German Genealogy Group web site: http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/stleo.stm. Front exterior.