George F. Crane Residence 16 West 12th Street New York, N.Y. 10011 George Francis Crane (1851-1933) enjoyed a long career as a prominent banker and for many was a partner in Baring, Magoun & Co. Mr. Crane partially retired in 1902, although he continued as director of several companies and retained his vice presidency and trusteeship of the Seamen's Bank for Savings. In 1903, he became a vestryman of Trinity Parish, a junior warden in 1928, and senior warden in 1931. For fifteen years he was the controller of Trinity Corporation, serving until March 1932 when he resigned due to health. In 1888, Mr. Crane married the former Katherine P. Oliver, and the couple produced three children: two daughters and one son. Mr. Crane died on September 24, 1933, at his residence in "The Montana" at 375 Park Avenue. Prior to moving into The Montana, perhaps when it was constructed in 1917, the Cranes are believed to have lived at 16 West 12th Street. Mrs. Crane died in 1961 at the age of 98.                 Estey Organ Company Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 308 (1904) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 9 stops, 9 ranks Estey's Op. 308, built in 1904 for the George F. Crane Residence, included a case of Flemish Oak with display pipes of gold bronze. The organ quite possibly included an automatic player.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Open Diapason 61 8   Melodia 61 8   Dulciana 61 4   Principal 61             Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Salicional 61 8   Oboe 61 8   Stopped Diapason 61   [Tremolo] 4   Flute Harmonic 61                         Pedal Organ – 30 notes 16   Bourdon 30                         Couplers     Great to Pedal   [Great 4']     Swell to Pedal   [Swell 16', 4']     [Swell to Great 16', 8', 4']                     Mechanicals     Expression Pedal – Swell & Great   Great to Pedal Reversible     Crescendo Pedal                     Sources:      The Estey Pipe Organ website: www.esteyorgan.com      "Funeral at Trinity for George F. Crane," The New York Times, September 28, 1933: 21.      "G. F. Crane Is Dead; Retired Banker, 81," The New York Times, September 25, 1933: 15.      Lewis, James. Specifications of Estey Organ, Op. 159 (1904).      Meyer, Berger. "About New York," The New York Times, October 28, 1955: 51.      "Mrs. George F. Crane," The New York Times, September 16, 1961: 19.      "Rockefeller Heads Vice Grand Jury," The New York Times, January 4, 1910: 5                 | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |