On January 11, the United States Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced 24 new National Historic Landmarks. The National Historic Landmarks Program recognizes historic properties of exceptional value to the nation and promotes the preservation efforts of federal, state, and local agencies and Native American tribes, as well as those of private organizations and individuals. For the first time, a pipe organ (rather than a building housing a pipe organ) has been named a national historic landmark.
The instrument is the 1846–47 Davis & Ferris organ originally installed in Calvary Episcopal Church, New York, New York, and now in the Round Lake Auditorium in Round Lake, New York. (The entire village of Round Lake was listed on the National Register in 1975.) The organ was moved from New York City to Round Lake in 1888, where it has remained since. While some slight alterations were made to the instrument between 1852 and 1878, no further alterations have occurred, save for addition of an electric blower. The organ comprises three manuals. four divisions. 33 stops. 33 registers. 41 ranks, 2084 pipes. Manual compass is 58 notes; Pedal compass 25 notes. The organ is maintained by Andover Organ Company.
For information: http://www.roundlakeauditorium.org/organ/
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