Note from the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va., Organ Historical Society, 1991). Edited for the revised OHS Online Database website, 2017. -

Established by George Eifert and Henry G. Stoehr in Astoria {Queens, New York City}, New York, c. 1899; active in 1927.

Sources:

• Peter T. Cameron.
• Local directories of the period.
• The Music Trades, January, 1901.
• Piano and Organ Purchaser-s Guide, Purchaser-s Guide to the Music Industries, (published by Music Trades, New York)
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The Builder was located in Steinway, Long Island, hence the builder plate displaying "Steinway". In the late 19th century it was called Steinway Village. It is adjacent to what later became La Guardia Airport in what is today known as Astoria Queens. It was a "Company Village" of workers for the piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons. Many other German workers and companies relocated there, including Organ builders such as Eifert & Stoehr, as the labor force was keyboard / piano builder expertise. At the time they were trying to escape from unions, strikes and protests that happened in Manhattan where they had a factory. They were still unionized eventually in Astoria. "Steinway Village is a fascinating slice of New York history—part industrial innovation, part utopian experiment. Here's how it came to be: 🎹 Origins and Vision Founded by William Steinway in the 1870s, the village was built in Astoria, Queens, as a company town for Steinway & Sons piano workers. Steinway wanted to escape the labor unrest and crowded conditions of Manhattan, so he purchased 400 acres of rural land across the East River. 🏘️ A Model Community Steinway Village was designed to be self-sufficient and idyllic: Brick homes for workers advertised as “country homes with city comforts” Fresh water, tree-lined streets, and access to public amenities A school, firehouse, post office, and churches were all built by Steinway himself 🏭 Industrial Hub Beyond the piano factory, the village included: A sawmill and foundry for piano parts A silk factory One of the first automobile factories in the U.S. 🎠 Cultural Touches Steinway also developed North Beach Amusement Park, dubbed the “Coney Island of Queens,” which operated from 1895 to 1915 The village had a library started with William’s personal book collection, now part of the Queens Library system 🏛️ Legacy Though the original historic district designation was nullified in 1975, remnants of Steinway Village still exist: The Steinway Mansion The Steinway Reformed Church Rows of preserved brick homes on 20th Avenue and 41st Street It’s a rare example of a company town that blended industrial ambition with a genuine attempt to improve workers’ lives. " Eifert & Stoehr custom built Pipe organs in the NYC area, including the Pipe organ at Wartburg Home of the Evangelical Lutheran, Pipe organs at St Peters