Marion Castle

The Marion Castle, also known as Terre Bonne, is located at 1 Rogers Road in the Shippan Point section of Stamford, Connecticut. It was built in 1914 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1982.

Marion Castle
Marion Castle is located in Connecticut
Marion Castle
Marion Castle is located in the United States
Marion Castle
Location1 Rogers Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°1′23″N 73°31′45″W
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1914
ArchitectHunt, Joseph Howland
Architectural styleRenaissance, Chateauesque
NRHP reference No.82004341[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1982
Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021

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[2]). 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.[3]

  • Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
    Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
  • Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
    Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
  • Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
    Photo by Thomas L. Rich, December 2021
  • Scan by Rich Ackerman, May 2023
    Scan by Rich Ackerman, May 2023

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. New Canaan-Darien Magazine, "A Gateway to the Sound: Shippan" by Leslie Chess Feller, page S4, July 2006]
  3. New York Times, October 2, 2005, Real Estate section, "A Neighborhood to Move Around In", by Lisa Prevost. Page accessed on 22 June 2006
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