Sacred Heart Academy - New York City (King's Handbook of New York, 1892)
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Sacred Heart Academy (Convent)
(Roman Catholic)

49 West 17th Street
New York, N.Y. 10011


Organ Specifications:
► II/9 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 308 (1892)
► II/7 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 122 (1873)
• Henry Erben (1859)




King's Handbook of New York City (1892) refers to this institution as "Academy of the Sacred Heart."

 

          
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 308 (1892)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 9 stops, 9 ranks


The contract for Odell's Op. 308 was signed in 1892 by the Rev. Mother Keller for the Convent of the Sacred Heart. Total cost for the organ was $1,350, with an expected delivery date of March 1, 1893.

An entry (Feb. 11, 1893) in a Ledger Book of J.H. & C.S. Odell shows that this organ was set up complete per agreement for $1,750.

In 1976, this organ was sold to the Congregation Church of Acton, Mass.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
8
   Open Diapason
58
8
   Melodia [TC]
46
8
   Dulciana
58
4
   Octave
58
8
   Unison Bass
12
        
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
8
   Viola [TC]
46
4
   Flute
58
8
   Stopped Diapason, treble
46
8
   Oboe [TC]
46
8
   Stopped Diapason, bass
12
        
               
Pedal Organ – 27 notes
16
   Bourdon
27
        
           
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 122 (1873)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 7 stops, 7 ranks


The second organ in the convent was built by the J.H. & C.S. Odell company of New York City. The agreement was signed on December 15, 1873 by the donor, William Berge. Cost was $1,500.

This organ was moved twice, first to the Presbyterian Church in Irvington, NY, then to a Methodist Episcopal Church in Babylon, N.Y. in October 1909.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
8
   Open Diapason
58
8
   Clarabella [TC]
46
8
   Unison Bass
12
4
   Principal
58
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
8
   Keraulaphon [TC]
46
8
   Stopped Diapason, bass
12
8
   Stopped Diapason, treble
46
4
   Flute à Chiminée
58
               
Pedal Organ – 20 notes [CCC-AA]
16
   Grand Bourdon
20
        
           
Henry Erben
New York City (1859)
Mechanical action


The first known organ for the Sacred Heart Convent on West 17th Street was built by Henry Erben of New York City. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.
           
Sources:
     J.H. & C.S. Odell Ledger Book (Feb. 11, 1893: p.308). Item regarding Odell organ in Academy of the Sacred Heart. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     Odell, Edward. Information about the J.H. & C.S. Odell organs in Sacred Heart Convent.

Illustration:
     King, Moses. King's Handbook of New York City: An Outline History & Description of the American Metropolis. Boston: Moses King, 1892. "Sacred Heart Academy."