First Hungarian Reformed Church - New York City (credit: Lástochka, K. Lástochka)
 

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First Hungarian Reformed Church

344 East 69th Street
New York, N.Y. 10021


Organ Specifications:
344 East 69th Street (since 1916)
► II/9 M.P. Möller, Op. 4140 (1925)
121 East 7th Street (1895-1916)
• unknown


Original First Hungarian Reformed Church - New York City  
121 East 7th Street  
The First Hungarian Reformed Church of New York (New York-i Első Magyar Református Egyház in Hungarian) was founded in 1895. The society's first church building was located at 121 East 7th Street; this church later became the Resurrection Greek Catholic Church, then the Eastern Orthodox Church of SS. Peter and Paul, and is now home to St. Mary's American Greek Orthodox Church.

In 1916, the congregation moved to their present building on East 69th Street between First and Second Avenues. Designed by Emery Roth (1871-1948), the noted Hungarian-American architect, the church was built from 1915-16 at a cost of $22,000. Roth combined Vienna Secessionist motifs with traditional Hungarian styles, using brick, stucco, tile and stone. Soaring above the entrance is an 80-foot bell tower. Emery Roth is best known for designing many of the definitive New York City hotels and grand luxury apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details.

On August 31, 2000, the First Hungarian Reformed Church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
           
M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 4140 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 stops, 9 ranks


Originally installed by M.P. Möller in 1925, this organ has been altered over the years. Following is the original specification.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Diapason Phonon
61
8
   Dulciana
61
8
  Stopped Diapason
61
4
  Flute Traverso
61
8
  Viole d'Orchestre
61
   
Chimes
20 Bells

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Gedeckt
GT
8
   Vox Celeste [TC]
49
8
  Flute
GT
8
   Oboe [TC]
49
8
  Dolce
GT
8
  Vox Humana
61
8
  Viole d'Orchestre
GT
     

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
32
       
16
  Lieblich Gedeckt [lo-press.]
—
     
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal       Great 16', 4', Unison Separation
    Swell to Pedal       Swell 16', 4', Unison Separation
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'          
               
Adjustable Combinations
    Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Great and Pedal stops
    Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Swell and Pedal stops
               
Mechanicals
    Tremulant          
    Crescendo Indicator          
               
Pedal Movements
    Great to Pedal Reversible  
    Balanced Swell Pedal  
    Grand Crescendo Pedal  
           
Sources:
     Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     National Register of Historic Places web site: http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/
     Office for Metropolitan History web site: http://www.metrohistory.com
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 4140 (1925).

Illustrations:
     http://holy-ny.blogspot.com. Exterior, St. Mary American Greek Orthodox Church.
     Lástochka, K. Exterior.