click on images to enlarge Church of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic) 237 East 62nd Street New York, N.Y. 10121 http://www.ourladyofpeacenyc.org Organ Specifications: ► II/18 Unknown Builder ► II/7 Casavant Frères, Op. 2252 (1954) – Lower Church? ► I/9 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 259 (1888) This red brick Victorian Gothic church, hidden on a quiet block of East 62nd Street just west of Second Avenue, was designed by Samuel A. Warner and built in 1886-87 for the Church of the Redeemer, a German language Presbyterian congregation. Later, the building was occupied for several years by Bethlehem Lutheran Church. As the area's immigrant population shifted, the building was acquired in 1918 for the new Roman Catholic Italian parish known originally as "Madonna della Pace".                 Unknown Builder Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 18 stops, 18? ranks The current organ in Our Lady of Peace Church may include pipes from the original 1888 Odell organ, which was built for the Church of the Redeemer. Various builders have altered this organ, and an Organ Supply console was added ca. 1930s.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, unenclosed 8   Open Diapason 61 4   Octave 61 8   Major Flute 61 2   Fifteenth 61 8   Gamba 61 8   Trumpet 61 8   Dulciana 61   Great 4' 4   Flute 61   Chimes             Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Violin Diapason 61 8   Oboe 61 8   Stopped Diapason 61 8   Vox Humana 61 8   Salicional 61   Tremulant 8   Viole Celeste 61   Swell 16, 4 8   Aeoline 61                 Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Bourdon 32 8   Cello 32 16   Gedeckt 32                                 Casavant Frères, Limitée St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Op. 2252 (1954) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 29 stops, 7 ranks This 7-rank unit organ may have been installed in the Lower Church of Our Lady of Peace. Correspondence in the Casavant Frères files, dated 14 May 1968, shows that there was interest in buying the organ. The fate of this organ is presently unknown.                 Stop Analysis       Pipes   16   Pedal Bourdon 44   16   Rohr Flöte 97   8   Open Diapason 73   8   Viola da Gamba 85   8   Voix Celeste [from GG] 54   8   Dulciana [from Tenor C] 73   16   Bassoon     85       Total 511                             Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Lieblich Gedeckt [TC]   4   Octave   8   Open Diapason   4   Lieblich Flöte   8   Rohr Flöte   4   Dulcet   8   Viola da Gamba   2 2/3   Nazard   8   Dulciana   2   Fifteenth                   Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Contra Dulciana [TC]   4   Dulcet   8   Rohr Flöte   2 2/3   Nazard   8   Viola da Gamba   2   Piccolo   8   Voix Céleste   1 3/5   Tierce   8   Dulciana   8   Oboe   4   Violina   4   Oboe-Clarion   4   Lieblich Flöte     Tremulant                   Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Bourdon   8   Cello   16   Gedeckt   8   Stopped Flute   8   Octave   16   Bassoon                   J.H. & C.S. Odell New York City – Opus 259 (1888) Mechanical action 1 manual, 12 stops, 9 ranks This organ was built for the Church of the Redeemer, who were the original owners of the building.                 Manual – 61 notes 16   Bourdon 61 4   Gemshorn 61 8   Open Diapason 61 2   Fifteenth preparation 8   Salicional 61   Mixture 3 ranks preparation 8   Stopped Diapason 61 8   Trumpet preparation 4   Principal 61 8   Oboe 61 4   Flute Traverso 61                     Pedal – 27 notes 16   Bourdon 27                         Accessories     Pedal Coupler               Bellows Signal               Balanced Swell Pedal                           Sources:     Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.     Nelson, George. Organs of the United States and Canada Database, Seattle, Wash.     Odell, Edward. Factory Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 259 (1888).     Odell Opus List, compiled by Sand Lawn and courtesy David Scribner.     Scheer, Stanley. Factory Specifications of Casavant Frères Organ, Op. 2252, May 28, 1954. Photos:     Steven E. Lawson                 | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List | | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |