Click on images to enlarge Church of Our Lady of Pompeii (Roman Catholic) 25 Carmine Street New York, N.Y. 10014 In 1892, the Rev. Pietro Bandini of the Missionaries of St. Charles, or Scalabrinians, established a chapel to Our Lady of Pompeii on Waverly Place. The chapel became a parish after moving to Sullivan Street. In 1898, the church moved into the Third Universalist Church, a Greek Revival edifice which had been built in 1836 at 214 Bleecker Street. At this location, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint, taught briefly, and the Rev. Antonio Demo served as pastor from 1900-1935. Father Demo was a noted personality in the Italian Greenwich Village, especially after the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911 which claimed several of in his parish. When the city decided to extend Sixth Avenue through the church property, Demo enlisted Matthew W. Del Gaudio to design the present church, school, convent and rectory. The church's interior is adorned with many paintings and statuary, given by Italian parishioners. The square outside the church was named for Father Demo in 1941, five years after his death. Our Lady of Pompeii now includes Vietnamese and Filipino parishioners, but continues to offer one mass in Italian every Sunday.                 Geo. Kilgen & Son St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 4247 (1928) Electro-pneumatic action 3 manuals, 47 stops, 22 ranks Since its installation in 1928, the Kilgen organ has been revised and enlarged. Following are the original specifications as reported in the December 1928 issue of The Diapason:                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes [partially enclosed with Choir?] 16   Open Diapason [unit] 85 4   Octave — 8   First Open Diapason 61 4   Flute CH 8   Second Open Diapason — 2   Flute Octaviante CH 8   Philomela 61   Mixture III ranks CH 8   Viol d'Gamba CH 8   Tuba 73 8   Melodia CH 4   Clarion — 8   Dulciana 73   Chimes 20 tubes             Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon [unit] 97 4   Flute d'Amour — 8   Open Diapason 73 4   Violina 61 8   Stopped Diapason — 2   Flautina — 8   Salicional 73 8   Cornopean 73 8   Voix Celeste [TC] 61 8   Vox Humana 73 8   Aeoline 73   Chimes GT 8   Quintadena [synthetic] —                     Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bass Flute [TC] — 4   Dulcet GT 8   Open Diapason GT 2   Piccolo — 8   Violoncello 61 8   Orchestral Oboe [syn.] — 8   Melodia [unit] 61 8   Clarinet 73 8   Dolce GT   Mixture, 3 ranks 183 4   Flute — 8   Tibia Clausa 73 4   Fugara [Violoncello] —                     Echo Organ – console preparation             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Open Diapason 32 8   Violoncello CH 16   Bourdon 44 16   Open Diapason GT 16   Lieblich Gedeckt SW 16   Trombone [ext. GT] 12 8   Bass Flute [Bourdon] — 8   Tuba GT 8   Dolce Flute SW                     Sources:      The Diapason, December 1928; Specifications of Geo. Kilgen & Son Organ, Op. 4247 (1928); courtesy Jeff Scofield.      Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004. Photos:      John Rust                 | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |