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Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church (Charlestown)
Municipal: Boston MA
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 55 Warren Street, 02129, Boston
Website: https://stmarystcatherine.org/
Description nr.: 2059861.
Built by: Woodberry & Harris (1892) - opus 100
Saint Mary's Church in Charlestown was designed by Patrick C. Keely. Construction lasted from 1887 to 1892. The Woodberry & Harris firm built an organ for the church, which has been preserved without major changes. It was arranged in two organ cases flanking the window on the west side of the church. The action is mechanical with a Barker lever for Great. A wind motor has been installed over time. The organ was restored by Andover in 2015. This mainly concerned the wind supply and the mechanisms.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Viol d'Gamba 8', Doppel Flute 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedakt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Bourdon Treble 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Dulciana 16', Quinte 10 2/3', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great Unison Off, Barker Lever to Great.
Accessories: Full Organ, Forte Great, Forte Choir, Forte Swell, Mezzo Great, Mezzo Swell, Piano Great, Piano Swell, Reversible Great to Pedal.
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church (Charlestown)
Municipal: Boston MA
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 55 Warren Street, 02129, Boston
Website: https://stmarystcatherine.org/
Description nr.: 2059861.
Built by: Woodberry & Harris (1892) - opus 100
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1892 | Woodberry & Harris | 100 | new organ | 2015 | Andover Organ Company | restoration |
Saint Mary's Church in Charlestown was designed by Patrick C. Keely. Construction lasted from 1887 to 1892. The Woodberry & Harris firm built an organ for the church, which has been preserved without major changes. It was arranged in two organ cases flanking the window on the west side of the church. The action is mechanical with a Barker lever for Great. A wind motor has been installed over time. The organ was restored by Andover in 2015. This mainly concerned the wind supply and the mechanisms.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 13 |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 37 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Viol d'Gamba 8', Doppel Flute 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedakt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Bourdon Treble 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Dulciana 16', Quinte 10 2/3', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great Unison Off, Barker Lever to Great.
Accessories: Full Organ, Forte Great, Forte Choir, Forte Swell, Mezzo Great, Mezzo Swell, Piano Great, Piano Swell, Reversible Great to Pedal.
| Literature |
Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Corner Warren and Winthrop Streets, Charlestown, Massachusetts : Woodberry & Harris, Boston, 1892. - In: The Boston Organ Club Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 8, September 1966. |
| Recordings |
Historic Organs of Boston : Thirty-One Historic Pipe Organs. - Organ Historical Society OHS-20 (4-CD). - 2003. |