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Methuen, USA (Massachusetts) - Provincial House of the Presentation of Mary, Chapel
Municipal: Methuen
Region:Essex County
Address: 209 Lawrence Street, 01844, Methuen, MA
Website: https://presentationofmary-usa.org/
Description nr.: 2065994.
Built by: Ferris & Stuart (1859)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Bell Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolce 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bell Gamba 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Methuen, USA (Massachusetts) - Provincial House of the Presentation of Mary, Chapel
Municipal: Methuen
Region:Essex County
Address: 209 Lawrence Street, 01844, Methuen, MA
Website: https://presentationofmary-usa.org/
Description nr.: 2065994.
Built by: Ferris & Stuart (1859)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1859 | Ferris & Stuart | new organ | ca. 1895 | Methuen Organ Company | rebuild |
- The building of the Provincial House of the Presentation of Mary was originally the residence of Edward F. Searles. In 1957-1958 a private school was founded on the estate and in the buildings. This school was run by the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary. Somewhere around 1890-1895, Edward Searles acquired a pipe organ, that was built for the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City in 1859 by the company Ferris & Stuart. This instrument had three manuals and pedal, but was rebuilt by the Methuen Organ Company on the new location to a two-manual organ. This instrument is located in the chapel of the house. Parts of the choir organ, a Rückpositiv in New York City, were used for another instrument, that is located in the library.
- After the school year 2019-2020, the school had to be closed because of financial reasons. It is uncertain what is going to happen to the school buildings. The sisters are still living on the grounds, and the provincial house is the central house of the United States Province.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1859 | New York City | Broadway Tabernacle |
| ca. 1895 | Methuen MA | Residence of Edward F. Searles |
| 1957 | Methuen MA | Provincial House of the Presentation of Mary, Chapel |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 28 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Bell Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolce 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bell Gamba 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Organ Tour and Annual Meeting in Methuan, Mass., Sunday, May 29, 1966. - In: The Boston Organ Club Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 5, May 1966. |
| Links |
https://whav.net/2019/10/11/methuens-presentation-of-mary-academy-closing-after-60-years-with-great-sadness/ |