Marion Castle

Marion Castle
National Register of Historic Places
	Marion Castle (1920)
location	Stamford , Fairfield County , Connecticut
Coordinates	41 ° 1 ′ 19 ″ N , 73 ° 31 ′ 45 ″ W Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′ 19 ″ N , 73 ° 31 ′ 45 ″ W
Built	1914-16
architect	Hunt & Hunt company
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP number	82004341
The NRHP added	July 1, 1982

Marion Castle - also Terre Bonne - is a representative property in the posh Shippan Point district , the small town of Stamford , Connecticut , on the northeastern outskirts of New York City .

Marion Castle is named after Frank J. Marion , an American entrepreneur and founder of the Kalem Company , he is considered a pioneer in the American film industry. Marion and his family lived in the house until 1963.

The New York architects Hunt & Hunt - then owned by Joseph Howland Hunt and Richard Howland Hunt - designed this feudal building, based on the style of French Renaissance castles. The foundation stone was laid in 1914 and Marion Castle was completed in 1916. Marion Castle has remained in private ownership to this day: after Marion's death in 1963, the heirs sold it to entrepreneur and inventor David Cogan (then co-owner of the TV station CBS-Columbia). Jay A. Kobrin and Gordon Micunis have owned Marion Castle since 1978 . The owners enable cultural events in the house, such as the Shippan Point Association's Annual Community Party . The building was listed as a monument on July 1, 1982 on the National Register of Historic Places .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Lisa Prevost: A Neighborhood to Move Around In. New York Times , October 2, 2005, accessed June 22, 2006 : “The unofficial Shippan landmark is a waterfront chateau known as Marion Castle. Built in 1914 for Frank J. Marion, a producer of silent films, the castle is the only Shippan structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The privately owned home serves as the backdrop for the Shippan Point Association's annual community party. "
^ Gracious Living in Stamford. Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries Photos and Objects from Our Collection: Marion Castle, 1 Rogers Road, Shippan Point. The Stamford Historical Society, 2011, accessed on February 11, 2011 (English): “A high slate roof, with copper crestings, rises up above the main mass of the building set on pseudo-machicolations. Large dormer windows, with high pediments, are flanked by finials. They have central mullions and stone transom bars. Most of the windows on the sidewalls are double or triple and many have diamond-light casements. A gabled wing facing the water has, at the first floor, a large triple window with mullions and transom bars. A series of low segmental arches appear at the high base, made possible at the side and rear by the falling away from the land. A terrace on the seaward side has steps leading down to grade with solid wing walls flanking it. On the north side, second floor, a long, half-timbered bay is projected out from the main wall, on brackets leading up, at one end, to a circular turret. The outstanding interior includes a baronial, balconied main hall and almost 30 other rooms of varied sizes and uses. "
↑ National Register Information System (PDF; 1.8 MB) In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

[shiplisa-1] Lisa Prevost: A Neighborhood to Move Around In. New York Times , October 2, 2005, accessed June 22, 2006 : “The unofficial Shippan landmark is a waterfront chateau known as Marion Castle. Built in 1914 for Frank J. Marion, a producer of silent films, the castle is the only Shippan structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The privately owned home serves as the backdrop for the Shippan Point Association's annual community party. "

[Besitzverhältnisse-2] Gracious Living in Stamford. Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries Photos and Objects from Our Collection: Marion Castle, 1 Rogers Road, Shippan Point. The Stamford Historical Society, 2011, accessed on February 11, 2011 (English): “A high slate roof, with copper crestings, rises up above the main mass of the building set on pseudo-machicolations. Large dormer windows, with high pediments, are flanked by finials. They have central mullions and stone transom bars. Most of the windows on the sidewalls are double or triple and many have diamond-light casements. A gabled wing facing the water has, at the first floor, a large triple window with mullions and transom bars. A series of low segmental arches appear at the high base, made possible at the side and rear by the falling away from the land. A terrace on the seaward side has steps leading down to grade with solid wing walls flanking it. On the north side, second floor, a long, half-timbered bay is projected out from the main wall, on brackets leading up, at one end, to a circular turret. The outstanding interior includes a baronial, balconied main hall and almost 30 other rooms of varied sizes and uses. "

[nris-3] National Register Information System (PDF; 1.8 MB) In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2011.