Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSt. Mary's Episcopal Church, Hamilton VillageBuilder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: 1937 Opus: 963 No. manuals: 2 No. stops: 25 No. ranks: 25 No. pipes: 1,558 SpecificationGREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN 16' Flute Conique 61 8' Geigen Principal 73 8' Principal Diapason 61 8' Stopped Diapason 73 8' Bourdon 61 8' Viole de Gambe 73 8' Gemshorn 61 8' Viole Celeste (TC) 61 8' Dulciana 61 8' Viole Aetheria 73 4' Octave Diapason 61 4' Octave Geigen 73 4' Gemshorn 61 4' Flute Triangulaire 73 II Grave Mixture 122 IV Mixture 244 8' Trompette 73 PEDAL ORGAN 8' Oboe 73 16' Open Diapason 32 Tremolo 16' Bourdon 32 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 12 SW 16' Flute Conique GT 8' Principal 12 8' Flute Ouverte 32 8' Gedeckt SW
Notes: Hamilton Village was established in 1804 by William Hamilton, a prominent landowner, on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. In 1808 he designated land for two churches, one of which was St. Mary's. The first building was built in 1824. The church grew quickly, and the present Gothic Revival structure of fieldstone was first used in 1873. The neighborhood began to change in the 1920s and 1930s, hastened on by a disastrous fire in 1936. In 1937 St. Mary's merged with St. Philip's Church. Fortunately for the parish, the University of Pennsylvania was expanding westward - and soon the church found itself on campus and became the university church for Episcopalians. Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=25556 |