Better Pipe Organ Database

Hook & Hastings Opus 1685 (1895)

Church of the Holy City / Church of the New Jerusalem / National Swedenborgian Church
1609 NW 16th Street
Washington, DC

Images

2024 - Exterior (Historical homes of America/Andrew Scanlon)

2024 - Interior (Historical homes of America/Andrew Scanlon)

2024 - Interior to front, showing façade at right (Historical homes of America/Andrew Scanlon)

2024 - Chance with façade at right (Historical homes of America/Andrew Scanlon)

2024 - Interior rear showing aniphonal horizontal trumpet (Historical homes of America/Andrew Scanlon)

2024 - Nave with antiphonal trumpet in foreground (Historical homes of America/Andrew Scanlon)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
26 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2005-02-16 - Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in <i>The Hook Opus List 1829-1935</i>, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -Database Manager

2010-07-09 - Updated through on-line information from Michael McMullen. -- Organ was substantially rebuilt in 1961 by Lewis and Hitchcock of Washington, D.C. At that time the organ consisted of 15 ranks and 31 stops over 2 manuals and pedal. In 1974 a Trompette-en-chamade (located on the rail of the rear gallery) was added to the Swell. -Database Manager