2007-09-29 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager
2007-11-26 - Updated through on-line information from Philip Stimmel. -- This organ is extant, though in need of restoration. Residence is now a Jewish Synagogue. Visit by Phil Stimmel, November 2007. -Database Manager
2024-06-25 - "When Richard M. Cadwalader, of a socially prominent Philadelphia family, and Emily Roebling, granddaughter of the designer and builder of the Brooklyn Bridge, were married, they purchased the home. "The affluent couple spent weekends and summers in the mansion, built in 1888 with more than 20 rooms. In 1923, they added on to the mansion, which they had named Fairwold, because they thought it was too small. "When Emily died in 1942, Richard sold Fairwold to his real estate agent, George B. Gay. Gay lived in the building briefly, then divided it with a fire wall and donated half of it to the Oreland Baptist Church in the 1940s. Thanks to provisions made by Gay in his will, the mansion was to be forever used for worship." -- from the Estey Archived opus list site -Paul R. Marchesano
2024-06-25 - from Wikipedia: After marriage, Cadwalader lived part-time in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in a house known as Fairwold.[3][11] They expanded the house significantly, adding a ballroom, a pipe organ, and a solarium among other features. Fairwold was used as a convalescent hospital during World War I, while the Cadwaladers lived in their Philadelphia townhouse. Since 1995, Fairwold has been a synagogue of the congregation Or Hadash. Emily Roebling married banker Richard M. Cadwalader Jr., the grandson of Thomas McCall Cadwalader, in 1909. She died at her home in Fort Washington in 1941. -Paul R. Marchesano
2024-06-25 - In 1922, Mr. Cadwalader again hired DeArmond, Ashmead and Bickley for the addition of a large music room/solarium complete with a built-in pipe organ and musician’s balcony. Estey Pipe Organs opus 2096 was commissioned in 1923. Congregation Or Hadash purchased the building from New Life Presbyterian Church in 1995. The Congregation has made many improvements to the building, including a new roof, a remodeled office, and a new heating system. The addition of our Life Cycle Garden, new flooring on the patio, and paving of both terraces have provided us with a wonderful outdoor space that we use as often as possible. -- Or Hadash website -Paul R. Marchesano
Source: Estey archive
Great Contra Viol 16, Stopped Diapason 8, Open Diapason 8, Viol d'Orchestre 8, Gamba 8, First Violins III 8, Muted Celeste 8, Muted Viol 8, Doppel Flute 8, Clarabella 8, Unda Maris 8, Flute Mixture III, Flauto Traverso 4, Contra Fagotto 16, Saxophone 8 (labial?), Vox Humana 8, Harp, Tremolo, Orchestral Oboe 8, Clarinet 8
Swell (All speaking stops duplexed from Great) All speaking stops duplexed from GT, Chimes
Pedal Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 16, Contra Viol 16, Violone 16, Bass Flute 8
Great to Great, Great to Great 4, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 4, Swell to Swell, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Swell 16, Swell to Swell 4, Swell to Pedal 8
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