Lawrence Street Congregational Church / Spanish Church of God / Iglesia de Dios
54 Lawrence St.
Lawrence, MA
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
1939 - Console and pipe display at Christmas (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-06-30 - Exterior (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
1998 - Console picture taken during 1998 tour of churches of Lawrence. Shows angled draw knobs. Some percussion instruments on and around the console. (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
1998 - 1998 photo showing interior with organ chamber to the right (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Unknown - Church exterior (Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of James R. Stettner (ca. 1920's)/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- 3 manuals
- 29 stops
- 38 registers
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 30 notes
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Notes
2019-11-06 - Updated from online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was originally built for this congregation. In 1966, Lawrence Street Congregational merged with Trinity Congregational at Trinity's building to form Hope Congregational. The Lawrence Street building was sold to the Spanish Church of God (Iglesia de Dios Mission Board), The organ has not been in-use since that time. At the time I documented it on December 10, 1989, it was dirty and had some damaged and missing pipework but was mostly intact. -Database Manager
2022-07-10 - This building from 1915 replaced a wooden on the same plot of land which burned in 1912. The earlier building housed the Stevens Organ that was at St. Christopher's Episcopal in Chatham, Cape Cod, MA. -Andrew Scanlon
2024-07-23 - Facebook page pictures indicate the organ has been gone for at least 10 years. Fate unknown. -Andrew Scanlon
Stoplist
Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from the console December 10, 1989 December 10, 1989
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence Street Congregational Church
KIMBALL, SMALLMAN and FRAZEE, 1914 - Original Specifications
GREAT SWELL (Expressive)
16 Open Diapason (façade) 61 16 Bourdon 73
8 1st Open Diapason (façade) 61 8 Open Diapason 73
8 2nd Open Diapason (façade) 12 8 Gedackt 73
8 Gross Flute 61 8 Salicion'l 73
8 Viol d'Gamba 61 8 Voix Celeste (tc) 61
8 Gemshorn 61 8 Aeoline 73
4 Octave 61 4 Flauto Traverso 73
4 Hohl Flute 61 4 Violina 73
8 Tuba 61 [III] Dolce Cornet [12-15-17] 183
16 Contra Fagotto 73
Great Unison ON/OFF 8 Cornope'n 73
8 Oboe 73
8 Vox Humana 73
CHOIR (Expressive) Tremul'nt
8 Geigen Princip'l 73
8 Melodia 73 Swell to Swell 16'
8 Dulciana 73 Swell Unison ON/OFF
4 Flute d'Amour 73 Swell to Swell 4'
2 Piccolo 61
8 Clarinet 73
Tremul'nt PEDAL
Chimes (20) 16 Open Diapason 30
16 Bourdon 30
Choir to Choir 16' 16 Dulciana (Ch) 12
Choir Unison ON/OFF 16 Lieblich Gedackt (Sw) –-
Choir to Choir 4' 8 Octave 12
8 Flute 12
8 Dolce (Ch) –-
8 Gedackt (Sw) –-
16 Trombone (Gt) 12
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal [8] General 1 – 5
Great to Pedal [8] Swell 1 – 5
Choir to Pedal [8] Great 1 – 5
Choir 1 – 3
Swell to Great 16,8,4 ON/OFF
Choir to Great 16,8,4 Setter [unlabeled]
Swell to Choir 8
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
TOE STUDS (Unlabeled) Choir Expression (bal.)
Gt. to Ped. (rev) Crescendo (bal.)
Sforzando (rev)
ACTION: E-P VOICES: 29 STOPS: 38 RANKS: 31 PIPES: 2,076
NOTES
This church was originally built as Lawrence Street Congregational Church. This
congregation merged with Trinity Congregational at Trinity's building to form
what is now [1989] Hope Congregational Church. The old Lawrence Street church
was subsequently sold to the Spanish Church of God (Iglesia de Dios Mission
Board). The organ has not been in use since that time.
More than half of both the Great 16' Open Diapason and 8' 1st Open Diapason
comprise the pipe façade. The Great 8' Tuba has a bass, 12-pipe extension to
provide for the Pedal 16' Trombone, however all 32 pipes needed for the Pedal
register are on a separate chest in front of the Great chest at floor level.
The resonators rise between the Great chest and the facade. The remaining 41
8' Tuba pipes are on the Great main chest.
Both the Pedal 16' Open Diapason and 16' Bourdon are of wood, and line the
two chamber walls perpendicular to one another. The Pedal 16' Dulciana is a
12-pipe extension of the Choir 8' Dulciana, however the Pedal extension is
non-expressive on a separate chest at the side/end of the Choir enclosure,
and at floor level.
Sources: Robert J. Reich (Andover Organ Co.); JRS; extant organ
Lawrence Street Congregational Church
54 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, MA. 01841 Documented: December 10, 1989
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