Svenska Kyrkan (Swedish Seamen's Church)
(Church of Sweden – Lutheran)
5 East 48th Street near Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
http://www.swedishchurch.net/index2.asp?id=1
Organ Specifications:
5 East 48th Street near Fifth Avenue (since 1978)
► II/17 Walter Thür (1986)
6 Water Street (1927-1978)
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5 Water Street (1873-1927)
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The Swedish Seamen's Church (Svenska Kyrkan) was established on Water Street in 1873 to serve seafarers and resident Scandinavians. Located for many years at 5 Water Street, a new building at 6 Water Street was dedicated on September 25, 1927 for the Swedish Lutheran Seamen's Home. In 1978, the organization purchased the former New York Bible Society building at 5 East 48th Street, built in 1871 as one of a row of brownstones and altered in 1921 by architect Wilfred E. Anthony to its present neo-Gothic form. The Swedish Church retrofitted the space to include a comfortable common room and café in which guests can relax. The simple and serene chapel, located a floor above the common room, offers Högmässa ("high mass") each Sunday, and is used for concerts by Swedish musicians. |
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Walter Thür Orgelbyggen
Torshälla, Sweden (1986)
Mechanical key and stop action
2 manuals, 15 stops, 17 ranks |
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Huvudverk (Manual I) – 56 notes
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8 |
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Principal |
56 |
8 |
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Gedackt |
56 |
4 |
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Oktava |
56 |
2 |
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Waldflöjt |
56 |
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Mixtur 3 Chor |
168 |
8 |
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Rörskalmeja |
56 |
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Tremulant |
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Svällverk (Manual II) – 56 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Rörflöjt |
56 |
8 |
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Fugara |
56 |
8 |
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Voix celeste [e1-g5] |
40 |
4 |
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Spetsgedackt |
56 |
2 |
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Principal |
56 |
1 1/3 |
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Nasat |
56 |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal – 30 notes
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16 |
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Subbas |
30 |
8 |
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Borduna |
30 |
4 |
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Pommer |
30 |
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Sources:
Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes: Readers' Questions; Fabled Racers, a Brearley Purchase and a Church," The New York Times, December 3, 1989.
Svenska Kyrkan website: http://www.swedishchurch.net
"Swedish Seamen's Home Dedicated," The New York Times, September 26, 1927.
Wenner, George Unangst. The Lutherans of New York, Their Story and Their Problems. New York: The Petersfield press, 1918.
Photos:
Rust, John. Current building and chapel interior; Walter Thür Organ (1986). |
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