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Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Holy Family Catholic Church
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 1080 West Roosevelt Road, 60608, Chicago, IL
Website: https://holyfamilychicago.org/

Description nr.: 2059873.

Built by: Mitchell & Son (1870)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1870 Mitchell & Son  new organ
1892 Frank Roosevelt498 maintenance/reparations
1923 Tellers-Kent Organ Company239 enlargement
1950 Austin Organ Company Inc.2159 rebuild

  • The Montreal company Mitchell & Son built a new organ for the Holy Family Catholic Church in Chicago in 1869-1870. The organ case was decorated with carvings and groups of statues by Charles Oliver Dauphin. The organ had 64 stops on completion, three manuals and pedal. The Roosevelt Organ Company carried out an overhaul in 1892, which included the installation of a wind machine.
  • In 1923 the organ was rebuilt and expanded by the Tellers-Kent. On May 10, 1923, the organ was put back into use. After this it was completely rebuilt in the years 1948-1950 by the Austin company.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ8
- Choir Organ9 (7)
- Swell Organ13 (12)
- Pedal Organ8 (3)
Total number of stops38 (30)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''):
Unenclosed Section: Open Diapason 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Enclosed Section: Second Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flote 8', Gemshorn 8', Tromba 8', Chimes.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Spitz Flote 16' - extension, Spitz Flote 8' - extension, Viola 8', Dulciana 8', Prestant 4', Spitz Flote 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flautino 2', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Harp.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Quintaten 16', Geigen Principal 8', Stopped Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 16', French Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4' - extension, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Quintaten 16' - from Swell, Spitz Flote 16' - from Choir, Octave 8' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Trombone 16' - extension from Great.
Couplers: Choir to Great (16', 8' & 4'), Swell to Great (16', 8' & 4'), Swell to Choir (16', 8' & 4'), Great to Pedal (8' & 4'), Choir to Pedal (8' & 4'), Swell to Pedal (8' & 4'), Great to Great 16', Great to Great 4', Great Unison Off, Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Choir Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.