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Church of SS. Cyril and Methodius /
St. Raphael
(Roman Catholic)
502 West 41st Street
New York, N.Y. 10018
Organ Specifications:
Present Church (since 1902):
• Geo. Kilgen & Son, Op. 5010 (1932)
• II/ L.C. Harrison (c.19--)
► II/8 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 427 (1906)
First Church (c.1886-1902):
• unknown |
The parish of St. Raphael was established in 1886 to serve the Irish Catholics of Hell's Kitchen. George H. Streeton designed the present neo-Gothic church that was built in 1902. An impressive facade is built of stone and includes two towers; the sides and rear of the church are faced in red brick with stone details. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a parishioner and also cast his first vote in St. Raphael's Church. As the neighborhood declined, the church became a mission of Holy Innocents Church. In 1974, St. Raphael's building began to house SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, a Croatian congregation founded in 1913 and previously located at 552 West 50th Street. |
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Geo. Kilgen & Son
St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 5010 (1932)
Electro-pneumatic action
In 1932, Geo. Kilgen & Son repaired or replaced the organ in St. Raphael's Church. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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L.C. Harrison & Co.
Bloomfield, N.J. (19--)
Electro-pneumatic? action
2 manuals
Lewis Condit Harrison, who retired in 1909, is listed as having built or rebuilt an organ at St. Raphael's Church. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co.
New York City – Opus 427 (1906)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 8 stops, 8 ranks
The Odell Factory Specification, dated August 20, 1906, shows that this organ had two manuals and eight stops, and was contained in an oak case that included decorated display pipes. The cost of the organ was $1,500, with $500 due in cash within ten days after the organ was setup and complete in the church, and the balance of $1,000 apparently taken in consideration of the old organ which was located in the Odell factory. Odell anticipated that their Op. 427 would be set up on or before November 20, 1906. |
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Great Organ(Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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8 |
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Melodia [TC] |
49 |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason Bass |
12 |
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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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8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason [TC] |
49 |
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8 |
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Unison Bass |
12 |
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4 |
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Rohr Flöte |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Great |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Great Octaves |
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Great to Pedal |
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Pedal Movements
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Great Organ Forte |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Great Organ Piano |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Mechanical Accessories
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Bellows Signal |
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Wind Indicator |
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Sources:
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Shelley, Thomas J. The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York 1808-2008. Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2007.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 427 (1906).
Illustration:
Shelley, Thomas J. The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York 1808-2008: exterior. |
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