The Aeolian Co.
Opus 1677, 1927

From Wikipedia: Built in 1927 for Hubert T. Parson, president of the F.W. Woolworth Company, it was one of the last large estate houses to be built before the Great Depression. The interior has more than 100 rooms, with lavishly appointed public spaces. An interior courtyard is 100 feet (30 m) long, with a covering skylight; its walls are adorned with plaster pilasters and arched window openings. The main hall features a well-concealed Aeolian organ, and the basement houses a bowling alley that saw little use during the Parsons' ownership. By the time the building was complete, the Parsons had spent more than $10 million. They had continued work despite the onset of the Great Depression, which eventually ruined their finances. Unable to recoup the expenditures made on Shadow Lawn by selling it, the property was taken by the town for $100 in 1939. After housing a girls' school for a time, the property became part of Monmouth University in 1956. Shadow Lawn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its significance in art, architecture, and landscape design. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.

Updated by George Worthington, who has heard or played the organ.

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

Updated through online information from Brendan Moore. -- The instrument is believed to have all ranks, however, the pipework condition is poor. The console is an original 4 manual Aeolian tab console

Status Note: There 2003

Contract in 1928. Built for Hubert Parson. 3rd Aeolian for Hubert Parson. Original contract was for 3m.; contract altered to 4 m. (Also: 1915, at 1071 Fifth Ave, NYC, cost $23,850, Op. 1324; 1924 Shadow Lawn, West Long Branch, NJ, cost $32,800, Op. 1530 - burned 7 Jan 1927; 1928, at 72 Avenue Foch, Paris, France, cost $27,820 with concertola roll changer, Op. 1687.) Shadow Lawn served as a private girls school, then was acquired by Monmouth College (now University) in 1956.