Click on images to enlarge 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) 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 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 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             | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organs List |