Marion Castle
Marion Castle was built, owned and occupied by the family of Frank Marion until his death in 1963. The home was designed by the noted New York City-based architectural firm of Hunt & Hunt, which was owned at the time by Joseph Howland Hunt and Richard Howland Hunt. Marion Castle was designed in the style of a French chateau completed in either 1914 (according to an October 2, 2005, New York Times article) or 1916 ("completed in 1916", according to a July 2006 article in New Canaan/Darien Magazine). Frank J. Marion was a movie industry pioneer who with partners in the Kalem Company produced one-reelers shown at nickelodeons and later silent films. Since 1998 the pile has been owned and occupied by Thomas L. Rich, a Stamford real estate developer well known in the area. Rich has allowed the usage of the home extensively for non-profit community events.
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Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
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Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
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Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
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Scan by Rich Ackerman, May 2023
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ New Canaan-Darien Magazine, "A Gateway to the Sound: Shippan" by Leslie Chess Feller, page S4, July 2006]
- ^ [1] New York Times, October 2, 2005, Real Estate section, "A Neighborhood to Move Around In", by Lisa Prevost. Page accessed on 22 June 2006
External links
- Marion Castle photo gallery at Old Houses USA