The Duane Mansion was built in 1817 by Solomon Kelly, although it is not known whether James Duane or one of his children built the Federal-style mansion (James lived in New York City). It was likely one of his daughters. The Jardine is in high Empire style and the case is veneered in mahogany and flame mahogany burl. The organ has a foot pumping pedal for the organist as well as a separate pumping handle for servants. The instrument has one octave of permanently coupled stick pedals reminiscent of the short pedals on home electronic spinet organs of the 50s and 60s. The horizontal shutters are operated by a hitchdown pedal. At an unknown date late 19th century, the organ was moved to the Presbyterian church in Worcester, New York, about 35 miles distant. The organ served there until it was replaced by a two-manual Estey in the 1930s, and the organ was moved again to the Presbyterian church in Middlefield Center, about 12 miles west. In the late 1960s, the church closed and the organ was sold to radio station KRAB in Seattle, and after a period of disuse, sold to a private owner in Oregon. It was next briefly at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon until replaced in 1984 by a larger, 2-manual 19th century instrument. The organ was listed for sale with the Organ Clearing House at an overly-inflated price thereafter, and finally in 1990 it was sold for an unspecified amount to an individual who gifted the organ to the Providence Presbyterian Church in Powhaton, Virginia.

Over the years, the organ lost its stop labels and 8' Diapason, which was replaced with a second-hand set of Gamba pipes. For its installation at Powhaton the organ was fitted with a small pancake blower and the pumping handle is no longer visible in photos. The 8' stops are all treble only, with a single Stopt Diapason bass. Repaired but never fully restored, the organ is no longer playable in 2021.