Better Pipe Organ Database

Henry Niemann (1900ca.)

Holy Name Catholic Church
920 11th Street, N.E.
Washington, DC

Images

2020-11-12 - Keydesk (Photograph by Michael McCarthy/Michael McCarthy)

2020-11-12 - Facade. The flats of seven pipes on each side are dummies. The pipes in the middle are speaking and are from the Great 8' Open Diapason (Photograph by Michael McCarthy/Michael McCarthy)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
2 manuals
19 stops
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2014-05-22 - An original installation. Identified by Michael P. McCarthy, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- -Database Manager

2014-06-06 - Updated through online information from Michael P McCarthy. -- It is believed this instrument was installed c. 1902, perhaps after the death of Henry Niemann, in which case it was likely installed by his son Frank, who continued his father's business until about 1908. During the 1950s the church suffered a major fire, resulting in water damage to the original tracker action. At that time, Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc. replaced the tracker mechanism with electro-pneumatic action. L&H also added an 8' Diapason rank to the pedal, which stands at rear of the organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console May 24, 2014 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Washington, District of Columbia
Holy Name Catholic Church

Builder: Henry Niemann

Great                            Swell                           Pedal
8'     Open Diapason  61 pipes   16' Bourdon (TC)     49 pipes   16'    Bourdon  56 pipes
8'     Melodia        61 pipes    8' Stopped Diapason 61 pipes    8'    Diapason 44 pipes
8'     Dulciana       61 pipes    8' Violin Diapason  61 pipes    8'    Gedeckt (ext.)
4'     Octave         61 pipes    8' Salicional       61 pipes    5/1/3'Octave Quint(ext.)
2 2/3' Octave Quint   61 pipes    8' Aeoline          61 pipes    4'    Principal (ext.)
2'     Super Octave   61 pipes    4' Flute harmonique 61 pipes    4'    Flute (ext.)
                                  8' Oboe             61 pipes
                                     Tremolo



 [Received from Michael P McCarthy 2014-05-26.]