Church of Our Lady of Loreto
(Roman Catholic)
309 Elizabeth Street
New York, NY 10012
Our Lady of Loreto was a mission organized by the Jesuits on August 16, 1891, to serve the large Sicilian Italian population that resided east and west of the Bowery and north of Broome Street. The mission's first pastor was Father Nicholas Russo, S.J., who was assisted by Fathers Aloysius Romano and Henry Longo. Located on Elizabeth Street just north of Houston Street, and within the parochial limits of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, the mission occupied two converted tenement houses. Archbishop Corrigan dedicated the church – which was marked by the words Madonna di Loreto – on September 27, 1892.
Loreto School was opened in the fall of 1892. Through the generosity of Mr. Rocco Marasco, a wealthy neighbor who was a Freemason but raised his family in the Catholic faith, the mission was able to construct a small building that connected the church and school. This addition allowed another classroom for the boys' school, an outer sacristy, a small wing and a basement room to the church. Mr. Marasco's gift also provided for improvements to the church, including the replacement of a reed organ by a fine pipe organ.
At an unknown time, the original church and school were replaced by an institutional-style building. |
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Hook & Hastings
Boston, Mass. – Opus 2047 (1904)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 11 stops, 11 ranks
The following specifications were recorded (Dec. 2, 1933) by Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service firm in the area. Mohr's handwritten sheet indicated that the organ had Tubular action, a detached console, and an oak case with 33 front pipes. Manual compasses were 61 notes, and the pedal had 30 notes ("A.G.O."). Mohr commented, "This organ needs cleaning and chest pneumatics and pouches are rotten also buttons on stems. Estimated $350.00 gave this price to priest. 24 notes silent in Sw, 12 notes silent in Gr, 12 notes silent in Ped."
The fate of this organ is unknown. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
61 |
4 |
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Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Viola |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Celeste |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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8 |
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Violoncello |
30 |
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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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Swell to Great 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Tremulant |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Bellows Signal |
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Wind Indicator |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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2 Pedal Combinations on Great |
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Sources:
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.
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specifications (Dec. 2, 1933) of Hook & Hastings organ, Op. 2047 (1904). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Shelley, Thomas J. The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York 1808-2008. Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2007.
Van Pelt, William T., comp. The Hook Opus List, 1829-1916 in Facsimile. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1991. |
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