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St. John's in the Village
(Episcopal)
224 Waverly Place and 11th Street
New York, N.Y. 10014
http://www.stjvny.org
Organ Specifications:
Present building (since 1974)
► II/24 Rieger Orgelbau (1987)
First building (1856-burned 1971)
• II/35reg M.P. Möller, Op. 1541 (1913) – burned (1971)
• II/30 George Jardine & Son (1860) |
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First building (1856-burned 1971) |
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St. John's in the Village, an Episcopal church, can trace its roots to the congregation of St. Jude's Free Episcopal Church, which was located until 1853 in what is now the Waverly Theatre. That society reorganized in 1856 as St. John the Evangelist Church and moved into the former Hammond (now 11th) Street Presbyterian Church. Erected in 1846, the stuccoed wooden Greek Revival building had a portico with Ionic pillars. Only three years later, the edifice was occupied by Congregationalists, and in 1851 by Baptists, before the Episcopalians took possession in 1856. In 1854, while the building was known as the South Baptist Church, a Greek Revival parish house was constructed. Gardens behind the houses and church created a midblock common known as St. John's Colony.
On March 6, 1971, a fire of "suspicious" origin broke out in the basement ceiling of the landmark pre-Civil War church, destroying the roof, interior and west wall. Luckily, the parish house survived. A new modern church was designed by Edgar Tafel, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, and constructed from 1972 to 1974. The nave is equipped with lighting that allows it to be transformed into a theatre. |
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Rieger Orgelbau
Schwarzach, Austria (1987)
Mechanical key action
2 manuals, 20 stops, 24 ranks
The organ in St. John's in the Village was built in 1987 by Rieger Orgelbau of Austria. Against the gallery wall is the case for the enclosed Hauptwerk, and on the gallery rail is the encased Rückpositiv. The organ has mechanical key and stop action. |
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Hauptwerk (Manual II) – 56 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Principal [unenclosed] |
56 |
4 |
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Nachthorn |
56 |
8 |
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Spitzflöte |
56 |
2 |
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Gemshorn |
56 |
8 |
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Voix céleste |
56 |
1 1/3 |
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Mixtur IV ranks |
224 |
4 |
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Octav |
56 |
8 |
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Dulcian |
56 |
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Rückpositiv (Manual I) – 56 notes
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8 |
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Holzgedeckt |
56 |
1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
56 |
4 |
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Rohrflöte |
56 |
1/2 |
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Cimbel II ranks |
112 |
2 2/3 |
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Sesquialtera II ranks |
112 |
8 |
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Voix humaine |
56 |
2 |
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Principal |
56 |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal – 30 notes
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16 |
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Subbaß |
30 |
4 |
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Choralbaß |
30 |
8 |
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Principal [1-12 from HW] |
18 |
16 |
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Fagott |
30 |
8 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Koppeln
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I/II, I/P, II/P |
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Balanced Pedal – Hauptwerk |
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Organ in previous church:
M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 1541 (1913)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 35 registers
In 1913, M.P. Möller of Hagerstown, Md., was contracted to build a new two-manual organ for a consideration of $4,000. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Organ in previous church:
George Jardine & Son
New York City (1860)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 30 stops
The first-known organ for St. John's Church was built in 1860 by George Jardine & Son of New York City. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Dugan, George. "Rebuilt 'Village' Church Holds Services," The New York Times (Oct. 7, 1974).
Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
"Fire at St. John's in 'Village' Linked to Break-In at Church," The New York Times (Mar. 7, 1971).
Journal of the 130th Convention of the Diocese of New York, A.D. 1913. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Eagle Press, 1913.
Rieger Orgelbau web site: http://www.rieger-orgelbau.com/
Illustrations:
Google Street View. Exterior.
Lawson, Steven E. Interior, Rieger organ.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online. Original church exterior; M.P. Möller organ case. |
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