Click on images to enlarge St. Alphonsus Liguori (Roman Catholic) 310 West Broadway (near Canal Street) New York, N.Y. 10012 Organ Specifications: 310 West Broadway (1872-1980) ► III/55 E. & G.G. Hook, Op. 576 (1871);      elec. Hook & Hastings, Op. 2514 (1925) 10 Thompson Street (1847-1872) • I/ Henry Erben & Co. (1848) • I/ Jardine Established in 1847 by the Redemptorist Fathers, the Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori was a parish for German Catholics. The first church was built in 1847 at 10 Thompson Street. A new church, designed in Lombard Romanesque style by Francis G. Hempler, was built from 1870-72 when the lot was extended to 310 West Broadway. In 1980, the church building settled into the bed of an underground stream and was closed; it was razed in 1981. The Soho Grand Hotel now occupies the site.             E. & G.G. Hook Boston, Mass. – Opus 576 (1871) Mechanical action Pneumatic couplers for each manual Electrified by Hook & Hastings – Opus 2514 (1925) 3 manuals, 45 stops, 55 ranks This large organ by E. & G.G. Hook of Boston was noted for the completeness of its principal and reed choruses on the Great division. In 1925, the Hook & Hastings Company electrified the organ and provided a new console as their Op. 2514. When the church was slated for demolition, the organ was relocated through the Organ Clearing House to St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Haven, CT, after being restored in 1982 by a consortium of builders under the direction of Mann & Trupiano of Brooklyn, N.Y.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes 16   Open Diapason 58 3   Twelfth 58 8   Open Diapason 58 2   Fifteenth 58 8   Viol de Gamba 58   Mixture 4 ranks 232 8   Viol d'Amour 58   Acuta 4 ranks 232 8   Doppel Flöte 58 16   Trumpet 58 4   Octave 58 8   Trumpet 58 4   Flute Harmonique 58 4   Clarion 58             Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 58 3   Twelfth 58 8   Open Diapason 58 2   Fifteenth 58 8   Salicional 58   Mixture 5 ranks 290 8   Stopped Diapason 58 8   Cornopean 58 8   Quintadena 58 8   Oboe 58 4   Octave 58 8   Vox Humana 58 4   Flauto Traverso 58 4   Clarion 58 4   Violina 58                     Solo Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes 16   Lieblich Gedackt 58 4   Flute d'Amour 58 8   Geigen Principal 58 4   Fugara 58 8   Dulciana 58 2   Piccolo 58 8   Stopped Diapason 58 8   Clarinet (bell) 58 8   Melodia 58                 Pedale Organ – 30 notes 16   Open Diapason 30 8   Violoncello 30 16   Violone 30 8   Octave 30 16   Bourdon 30 16   Trombone (maple shallots) 30 12   Quintflöte 30                     Mechanical Registers (pneumatic powered, thumb-knobs above Manual I)     Manual I Pneumatic Coupler           Manual II Pneumatic Coupler           Manual III Pneumatic Coupler                       Couplers and Accessories     Swell to Great       Swell Tremolo       Solo to Pedal       Bellows Signal       Great to Pedal               Swell to Pedal                           Pedal Movements     I Forte = Full Great   Pedal Forte Rev. = full pedal/soft stops     I Piano = Great 8'-4' flutes and strings   Great to Pedal Reversible     II Forte - Full Swell less Vox Humana   Balanced Swell Pedal     II Piano = Swell 8'-4' flutes and strings                     Opus 576 as relocated to St. Mary's Catholic Church, New Haven, Conn.             Organ in previous church at 10 Thompson Street: Henrry Erben & Co. New York City Mechanical action 1 manual Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.             Organ in previous church at 10 Thompson Street: Geo. Jardine and Son New York City Mechanical action 1 manual The Jardine Opus List shows that a one-manual organ was built for St. Alphonsus Church, although the year was not indicated. It may be that this organ was installed in the previous church at 10 Thompson Street. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.             Sources:      Blanchard, Homer D. "The Organ in the United States: A Study in Design", an article in The Bicentennial Tracker. Richmond: Organ Historical Society, Inc., 1976.      Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.      Jardine Opus List, compiled by Sand Lawn and courtesy David Scribner.      Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.      Van Pelt, William T., compiler. The Hook Opus List, 1829-1916 in Facsimile. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1991. Photos:      Music / The AGO-RCCO Magazine, March 1976: E. & G.G. Hook Organ, Op. 576 (1871) in St. Alphonsus Liguori Church, New York City.      Van Pelt, William T.: E. & G.G. Hook Organ, Op. 576 (1871) in St. Mary's Catholic Church, New Haven, Conn.   | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |