Roosevelt Organ Works
Roosevelt Organ Works was an American manufacturer of pipe organs. It was founded by Hilborne Roosevelt (1849–1886) and his younger brother, Frank Roosevelt (1862–1895), in 1872.[1] It operated in New York City, with branches in Baltimore and Philadelphia.[1] The brothers built some of the largest organs in the United States during their career, and many today are still prized for their quality and tone. The company was in operation until 1893.[1][2]
The Roosevelt brothers were among the first to introduce electricity into organ building.
Partial list of works[]
Roosevelt organ installations include the following:
- Chapel of Immaculate Conception, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, Bronx, New York (Opus 4 II/16 - 1873/1880)
- Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, New York
- Trinity Church, New York, New York
- Church of the Holy Communion, New York, New York
- All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Harlem, New York
- Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn, New York
- Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, New York
- First Presbyterian Church (Buffalo, New York)
- First Presbyterian Church, New York, New York[3]
- Grace & St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland
- First Baptist Church in America, Providence, Rhode Island (Opus 150)[4]
- First Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, (Opus 291 - 1885)
- Elberon Memorial Church, erected 1886 as a memorial to Moses B.Taylor Long Branch, New Jersey.
- Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway, Denver Colorado (1888) (Op. 380)
- La Compañía de Jesús Church, Quito, Ecuador (1888) 1104 pipes.
- First Methodist Church, Boulder, Colorado (Opus 382)[5]
- Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine, Florida (1890)[6]
- St, James Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois (1891)[7]
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church, New York (Opus 515 - 1892)[8]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Syracuse, New York (1892)
- St. Dominic Church in Washington, DC (1885)[9]
- Crouse College, Syracuse University in Syracuse New York[10]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Roosevelt Organ Works [Hilborne Roosevelt Organs]". Organ Historical Society. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "Church of St. Joseph - Yorkville". The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
- ^ "The Guilmant Organ School at First Church". First Presbyterian Church. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Foley-Baker Organ". First Baptist Church in America. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Organ". First United Methodist Church of Boulder. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Organ Historical Society Database".
- ^ "Organ Historical Society - Historic Citation #50". Organ Historical Society, Chicago-Midwest Chapter. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "St. Peter's Episcopal Church". American Guild of Organists, New York City Chapter. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Roosevelt Organ". St. Dominic Catholic Church. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ "Syracuse". Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. June 16, 1889. p. 19. Retrieved 18 October 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Manufacturing companies established in 1872
- Pipe organ building companies
- Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1893
- 1872 establishments in New York (state)
- 1893 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in New York City