Christ Church, Episcopal - Riverdale (Bronx), N.Y. (photo: Marcial Garcia)
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Christ Church Riverdale
(Episcopal)

5030 Henry Hudson Parkway
Riverdale, Bronx, N.Y. 10471
http://www.christchurchriverdale.org


Organ Specifications:
II/24 Austin Organs Inc., Op. 1621-A (1928), reb. 1970
II/14 Austin Organ Company, Op. 1621 (1928)
 
Christ Church, Episcopal - Riverdale (Bronx), N.Y. (photo: Marcial Garcia)  
Christ Church (Episcopal) was established in 1866 in the suburban community of Riverdale. The High Victorian Gothic stone building, erected in 1865-66, was designed by R.M. Upjohn, son of Richard Upjohn, as an English rural parish church.

Christ Church was designated in 1967 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and in 1983 by the National Register of Historic Places.
 
  Austin Organ, Op. 1621 (1928,1970) at Christ Church - Riverdale (Bronx), N.Y. (photo: Diego La Jolla)
Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 1621 (1928), rebuilt 1970
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 22 stops, 24 ranks



The present organ in Christ Church was rebuilt by the Austin Organ Company, using some pipework from the original 1928 Austin organ.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
  Principal
61
    Great 16, Off, 4  
8
  Bourdon
61
    Swell to Great 16, 8, 4  
4
  Octave
61

  Swell I to Great *  
4
  Nachthorn
61
    Swell II to Great *  
2
  Super Octave
61
     
  Mixture III ranks
183
   
 
     

     
Swell I Organ(Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed

8
  Rohrflöte
61
Sesquialtera II ranks
preparation
4
  Harmonic Flute
61

Tremulant  
2
  Blockflöte
61
       
 
       

   
Swell II Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed

8
  Viola
61
8
Trompette
61
8
  Voix Celeste
61
4
Hautbois
61
4
  Principal
61
8
Vox Humana [with trem.]
61
  Plein Jeu III ranks
183

Tremulant
 
       

   
Pedal Organ – 32 notes

16
  Diapason
32
4
Choral Bass
SW
16
  Lieblich Gedeckt [ext. SW]
12
4
Nachthorn [GT]
preparation
8
  Octave
32
2
Doublette
preparation
8
  Gedeckt
SW
16
 
Fagotto
preparation
               
* Swell I to Great and Swell II to Great act as unison offs for their respective ranks, permitting the organist to solo and accompany with voices under expression. The Swell to Great couplers affect both Swell I and Swell II divisions.
               
Austin Organ, Op. 1621 (1928,1970) at Christ Church - Riverdale (Bronx), N.Y. (photo: Diego La Jolla)   Austin Organ, Op. 1621 (1928,1970) at Christ Church - Riverdale (Bronx), N.Y. (photo: Diego La Jolla)
           
Austin Organ Company
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 1621 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 ranks


The original organ at Christ Church Episcopal in the Bronx was built in 1928 by the Austin Organ Company, Hartford, CT, as opus 1621. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
           
Sources:
     Christ Church Riverdale website: www.christchurchriverdale.org
     Dolkart, Andrew S. and Matthew A. Postal. Guide to New York City Landmarks (Third Edition). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004.
     National Register of Historic Places website: http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.

Photos:
      Garcia, Marcia: church exterior and interior
      La Jolla, Diego: Austin organ shots
           

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