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Tremont Baptist Church
324 East Tremont Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 10457
http://www.tremontbaptistchurch.org
The Tremont Baptist Church was born out of the Mount Hope Mission, which began in the home of Mrs. Dora Smith in the Bronx. On April 9, 1884, the church was formally organized. Later, the church moved to Mount Hope Chapel at 176th Street and Monroe Avenue, then to Washington Avenue between 175th and 176th Streets. The church moved to the present site in 1904, and the church building was dedicated from April 30 to May 5, 1905. J.B. Francis McDowell was organist, and composed an anthem, "Song of Praise," for the occasion.
On February 8, 2000, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Tremont Baptist Church an official New York City Landmark. |
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J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co.
New York City – Opus 196 (1883)
Mechanical action – manuals
Tubular-pnematic action – pedals
2 manuals, 14 stops, 14 ranks
The Odell organ was built for the church's first building, and was moved to the present building with no apparent change. Located to the left of the platform, the organ is behind a three-sectioned case, and there is a matching case to the right. The console is recessed, and there is a reversible Swell to Great piston in the Swell keyslip. |
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Great Organ (Manual I)
– 58 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
8 |
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Clarionet Flute [TC] |
46 |
8 |
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Keraulophon |
58 |
4 |
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Principal |
58 |
8 |
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Dulce [TC] |
46 |
4 |
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Wald Flute [TC] |
46 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason Bass |
12 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
58 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
4 |
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Violina |
58 |
8 |
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Salicional |
58 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason Bass |
12 |
8 |
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Oboe [TC] |
46 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason Treble |
46 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Double Open Diapason |
30 |
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Swell to Great |
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Tremulant |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Bellows Signal |
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Great to Pedal |
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Sources:
The Keraulophon, Feb.-Mar., 1978, pub. by New York City Chapter of Organ Historical Society. Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 196 (1883). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Tremont Baptist Church website: http://www.tremontbaptistchurch.org
Photos:
Tremont Baptist Church website: exterior. |
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