Roosevelt Organ Works was an American manufacturer of

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s. It was founded by

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(1849–1886) and his younger brother, Frank Roosevelt (1862–1895), in 1872. It operated in New York City, with branches in

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and Philadelphia. The brothers built some of the largest organs in the United States during their career, and many today are still prized for their quality and tone. The company was in operation until 1893. The Roosevelt brothers were among the first to introduce electricity into organ building.

Partial list of works

Roosevelt organ installations include the following: *Chapel of Immaculate Conception, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, Bronx, New York (Opus 4 II/16 - 1873/1880) *Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City,

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* Trinity Church,

, New York * Church of the Holy Communion, New York, New York *All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Harlem, New York * Old First Reformed Church, Brooklyn, New York * Christ Church, Glendale, Ohio *Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, New York * First Presbyterian Church (Buffalo, New York) *First Presbyterian Church, New York, New York * Grace & St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland *First Baptist Church in America, Providence, Rhode Island (Opus 150) *First Baptist Church,

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, Tennessee, (Opus 291 - 1885) *Elberon Memorial Church, erected 1886 as a memorial to Moses B.Taylor Long Branch, New Jersey. * Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway, Denver Colorado (1888) (Op. 380) *La Compañía de Jesús Church,

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, Ecuador (1888) 1104 pipes. * First Methodist Church, Boulder, Colorado (Opus 382) *Memorial Presbyterian Church,

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(1890)
First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (1890), No. 409 *St, James Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois (1891) *St. Peter's Episcopal Church, New York (Opus 515 - 1892) *Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,

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(1892) * St. Dominic Church in Washington, DC (1885) * Crouse College, Syracuse University in Syracuse New York * Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, Missouri

References

{{reflist Manufacturing companies established in 1872 Pipe organ building companies Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1893 1872 establishments in New York (state) 1893 disestablishments in New York (state) Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in New York City American pipe organ builders