Austin Organs, Inc.
Opus 2780, 2001

From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: The church's cornerstone was laid on June 29, 1847, and the first service in the completed building was held on December 10, 1848. The total cost for the structure was $46,737.52, paid for by the loans and gifts of parishioners—as well as by a significant loan from Trinity Church, Manhattan. In order to economize, however, the large bell tower that was planned for the southwest comer of the church was eliminated from the plan. The church was consecrated on June 26, 1849. Over the years, the church was richly decorated with polychrome, stained glass and furnishings. During the latter part of the 1990s, the parish conducted a major capital campaign to repair the building's windows, walls, roofs, and facades, and to build and install a new pipe organ. The new instrument was designed and built by Austin Organs of Hartford, Conn. There are 59 ranks in the chancel chamber, complemented by a division of 10 ranks in the west end gallery. Some of the original Roosevelt pipes have been incorporated into the new instrument, including the facade pipes that were restored and richly decorated by Austin. The new organ was consecrated on September 30, 2001.

Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable.

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.