click on any image to enlarge Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's (Roman Catholic) (originally Church of St. Bernard) 330 West 14th Street New York, N.Y. 10014 Organ Specifications: ► II/35 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 294 (1891) ► II/27 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 187 (1881) The Roman Catholic Church of St. Bernard was established in a wagon factory located on West 13th Street. The present church was designed by architect Patrick C. Keely and built from 1873-75. Keely also designed the similarly-detailed Church of the Holy Innocents on West 37th Street near Herald Square. St. Bernard has the distinction of being the first church to be dedicated by John Cardinal McCloskey, the first American cardinal. In 2003, the Archdiocese of New York merged the nearby parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe with St. Bernard's, renaming the church Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's.                           J. H. & C. S. Odell New York City – Opus 294 (1891) Mechanical key and stop action 2 manuals, 31 stops, 35 ranks The current organ, built in 1891 by J.H. & C.S. Odell of New York, replaced the smaller 1881 Odell, Op. 187, which burned in 1890. The organ enjoys a lofty position in the rear gallery of the resonant church. Although the overall sound is somewhat mild, it fills the space admirably. Decorated façade pipes are displayed in three sections of the flat case, which overlooks the attached two-manual terraced drawknob console. The bracketed stop names indicate the present names, which are changes from the original specifications.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes [C-a3] 16   Double Open Diapason 58 4   Flute d'Amour 58 8   Open Diapason 58 2 2/3   Twelfth 58 8   Gemshorn 58 2   Fifteenth 58 8   Keraulophon 58     Mixture III ranks 174 8   Dolce [Dulciana] 58 8   Trumpet 58 8   Grosse Flute 58 8   Clarinet 58 4   Octave [Principal] 58                 Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes [C-a3], enclosed 16   Bourdon 58 2   Fifteenth [Principal] 58 8   Open Diapason 58   Cornet III ranks 174 8   Gamba 58 8   Cornopean 58 8   Salicional 58 8   Oboe 58 8   Clarinet Flute 58 8   Vox Humana 58 4   Octave [Principal] 58 4   Clarion 58 4   Wald Flute [Melodia] 58     Tremolo 2 2/3   Tweltfth 58                 Pedal Organ – 27 notes [CC-d] 16   Double Open Diapason 27 10 2/3   Quint 27 16   Bourdon 27 8   Flute 27                         J. H. & C. S. Odell New York City – Opus 187 (1881) Mechanical key and stop action 2 manuals, 23 stops, 27 ranks The first organ at St. Bernard's was a moderate-sized two manual instrument, built in 1881 by J.H. & C.S. Odell of New York. This organ burned in 1890 and was replaced in 1891 by a similar but larger organ by Odell.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes [C-a3] 8   Open Diapason 58 4   Flute d'Amour 58 8   Gemshorn 58 2 2/3   Twelfth 58 8   Keraulophon 58 2   Fifteenth 174 8   Dolce 58     Mixture III ranks 58 8   Clarinet Flute 58 8   Trumpet 58 4   Octave 58                     Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes [C-a3], enclosed 16   Bourdon 58 4   Wald Flute 58 8   Salcional 58 2   Fifteenth 174 8   Stopped Diapason 58     Cornet III ranks 58 8   Melodia 58 8   Oboe 58 4   Octave 58     Tremolo 58             Pedal Organ – 27 notes [CC-d] 16   Double Open Diapason 27 8   Bass Flute 27 16   Bourdon 27           Sources:      Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.      Ogasapian, John. Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900. Braintree: The Organ Literature Foundation, 1977. Photos:      John Rust   | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |