St. Leo's Catholic Church - New York City
 
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Convent Chapel of Mary Reparatrix
(Roman Catholic)

10 East 29th Street
New York, N.Y. 10016






Convent Chapel of Mary Reparatrix - New York City (1956 postcard)  
The Convent Chapel of Mary Reparatrix occupied the edifice originally built (c.1881) as the Roman Catholic Church of St. Leo, organized in 1880. Designed in the Gothic style, the building had a facade that included two entrance portals, above which was a large window, with a slender tower at the side. The interior was decorated in warm hues and featured a tracery window above the high altar. In the late nineteenth century, St. Leo's counted as its members some of the most prominent Catholic families in New York City.

At a later date, the church was used as the Convent Chapel of Mary Reparatrix until it was closed in 1984 and razed the following year.
               
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 192 (1882)
Mechanical action
3 manuals, 30 stops, 34 ranks
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes
16
   Double Open Diapason
58
4
   Principal
58
8
   Open Diapason
58
3
   Twelfth
58
8
   Keraulophon
58
2
   Fifteenth
58
8
   Dolce d'Amour *
46
     Sesquialtera, 3 ranks
174
8
   Clarionet Flute
58
8
   Trumpet
58
           
* bass from Clarionet Flute
 
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
58
4
   Forest Flute
58
8
   Open Diapason
58
2
   Flageolet
58
8
   Salicional
58
     Mixture, 3 ranks
174
8
   Vox Celeste
58
8
   Vox Humana
58
8
   Stopped Diapason
58
8
   Oboe
58
4
   Violina
58
     Tremolo  
               
Solo Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
8
   Violin Diapason
58
2
   Piccolo
58
8
   Dulciana
58
8
   Clarionet [TC]
46
4
   Flauto Traverso
58
8
   Melodia
58
               
Pedal Organ – 27 notes
16
   Double Open Diapason
27
8
   Bass Flute
27
16
   Bourdon
27
        
               
Couplers &c
    Great to Pedal       Swell to Great  
    Swell to Pedal       Solo to Great  
    Solo to Pedal       Swell to Solo  
               
            Bellows Signal  
               
Sources:
     Cameron, Peter T. "A Chronology of the Organ Builders Working in New York City", The Bicentennial Tracker. Richmond: Organ Historical Society, Inc., 1976. Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 192 (1882).

Illustration:
     eBay.com. Postcard (1956) of Chapel of Reparatrix, St. Leo's Church.
     Nickerson's Illustrated Church, Musical and School Directory of New York & Brooklyn , NY. New York: Nickerson & Young, 1895. Exterior. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.