2023-08-22 - Rebuilt as a 3/21 by Kilgen in 1933. -Jeff Scofield
2023-08-22 - From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, Steven Lawson: An immense vacant lot bounded by Sixth Avenue, Park Place and Sterling Place was purchased for $50,000 cash, and plans were made for a complex which would include a church, parochial house and school, and possibly a chapel. Ground was broken on November 6, 1887 for the church edifice proper, which was expected to cost $150,000 and take two years to build. At the time, though, the exact plan had not been decided upon, and it would be almost five years before the church was dedicated on May 15, 1892. The new church was designed in a transitional English-Gothic style by the Parfitt Brothers, a leading architectural firm responsible for many public buildings, churches and residences in Brooklyn. Built of brownstone, St. Augustine's occupies more than half a block between Sterling and Park Places. The great tower, surmounted by a large cross, is 26 feet square and rises to a height of 150 feet. In the tower is an 18-note set of Deagan Tubular Tower Chimes, installed in 1923. St. Augustine's Catholic Church - Brooklyn, N.Y. (New York Architecture Images website) Many decorative furnishings adorn the interior, including the ornate pulpit, an altar which cost $20,000, and the 18-foot tall sanctuary lamp, made by Tiffany & Co., which has seven angels with uplifted wings atop a corona. There are thirty-five stained glass windows, many executed by the Tiffany Art Glass Co., which total 3,600 square feet and cost $30,000. -Jeff Scofield
Source: From THE DIAPASON November 1916
Brooklyn, New York
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Midmer 1916 3/41
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GREAT SWELL
16' Dbl Open Diapason 16' Bourdon
8' 1st Open Diapason 8' Horn Diapason
8' 2nd Open Diapason 8' Stopped Diapason
8' Viola di Gamba 8' Salicional
8' Gemshorn 8' Viol d'Orchestre
8' Grossflöte 8' Vox Celeste
8' Doppelflöte 4' Principal
4' Octave 4' Flauto Traverso
4' Flute Harmonique 2' Flageolet
2' Super Octave III Dolce Cornet
16' Trumpet 16' Contra Tuba
8' Trumpet 8' Cornopean
Harp 8' Oboe
8' Vox Humana
CHOIR Tremulant
16' Contra Gamba
8' Violin Diapason PEDAL
8' Flute Clarinet 32' Contra Bourdon
8' Concert Flute 16' Open Diapason
8' Dulciana 16' Bourdon
8' Unda Maris 16' Violone
4' Violina 16' Lieblich Gedeckt
4' Flute d'Amour 8' Violoncello
2' Piccolo 8' Flute
8' Clarinet 16' Trombone
Tremulant 8' Tromba
Chimes
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