Greenpoint Methodist Episcopal Church Manhattan Avenue, opposite Noble Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 11222 Organ Specifications: ► III/30 Jesse Woodberry & Co., Op. 221 (1904) • Henry Erben & Co. (1874) – Lecture Room? • II/24s E. & G.G. Hook, Op. 530 (1870) – burned 1902 The Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church in Greenpoint was organized in 1863 by members of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, a large and thriving church located on Manhattan Avenue near Java Street. Construction began in 1869 on a plain brick building on Manhattan Avenue opposite Noble Street. The new church measured 90 by 60 feet and the auditorium, finished in black walnut and chestnust, could accomodate 1,100 people. At the rear of the church was an extension building that included class rooms, an infant nursery, and a parlour. The new church was dedicated in January 1870, and was called the Greenpoint Methodist Episcopal Tabernacle. On January 5, 1902, fire destroyed the organ in the back of the church and considerable damaged the interior of the auditorium. In 1911, the Greenpoint Tabernacle and First Methodist congregations merged, with services held in the Greenwood Tabernacle building. The consolidated congregation became known as Greenpoint Methodist Episcopal Church. This church no longer exists.             Jesse Woodberry & Co. Boston, Mass. – Opus 221 (1904) Electro-pneumatic action 3 manuals, 28 stops, 30 ranks The following specification is from the files of Louis F. Mohr & Co., a longtime organ service firm in the New York City area.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 8   Open Diapason 61 4   Wald Flute 61 8   Viol d'Gamba 61 2 2/3   Octave Quint 61 8   Doppel Flöte 61 2   Super Octave 61 4   Octave 61 8   Trumpet 61                 Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon Bass 12 4   Gemshorn 61 16   Bourdon Treble 49 4   Flute Harmonic 61 8   Open Diapason 61 2   Flautino 61 8   Stopped Diapason 61   Dolce Cornet, 3 ranks 183 8   Salicional 61 8   Oboe 61 8   Voix Celeste [TC] 49 8   Vox Humana 61 8   Aeoline 61   Tremolo                 Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes 8   Geigen Principal 61 4   Flute d'Amour 61 8   Concert Flute 61 8   Clarinet 61 8   Dulciana 61   Tremolo                 Pedal Organ – 30 notes 16   Open Diapason 30 8   Violoncello GT 16   Bourdon 30                         Couplers     Great to Pedal     Choir to Great 16', 8'     Swell to Pedal     Swell to Choir     Choir to Pedal     Great to Great 16'     Pedal to Pedal 8' [sic] - octaves     Swell to Swell 16'     Swell to Great 8', 4'                       Combinations     buttons (no other information)                           Pedal Movements     Swell Pedal       Great to Pedal Reversible     Crescendo Pedal                           Mechanicals     Wind Indicator   Bellows Signal     Crescendo Indicator                 Henry Erben & Co. New York City (1874) Mechanical action This organ may have been installed in the 600-seat Lecture Room in the Tabernacle basement. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.             E. & G.G. Hook Boston, Mass. – Opus 530 (1870) Mechanical action 2 manuals, 24 stops The original organ in the Greenpoint Tabernacle was built in 1870 by E. & G.G. Hook of Boston. On January 5, 1902, the organ was destroyed by fire that broke out in the back of the Tabernacle. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.             Sources:      "Fire Routs Epworth League," The New York Times, January 6, 1902.      Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specifications of Jesse Woodberry & Co. Organ, Op. 221 (1904); courtesy Larry Trupiano.      Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.      Stiles, Henry Reed. History of the City of Brooklyn: Including the Old Town and Village of Brooklyn, the Town of Bushwick, and the Village and City of Williamsburgh. Brooklyn: pub. by subscription, 1863. Photos:      Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection: 1907 postcard of church exterior; 1930 photo of church interior.             | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |