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The History of Greystone
Greystone is one of three Marist buildings that were part of the
Rosenlund Estate purchased by the Marist Brothers in 1908.
Listed on the state and national Register of Historic Places,
Greystone dates to around 1865 when it was built as a two-story
carriage house; a hayloft occupied the top floor, carriages and
horses the middle floor, and a blacksmith shop the lowest level.
Greystone, the name for the renovated carriage house, was made
official in 1929 when the normal school, a junior college and a
precursor to Marian College, was established. Marian College was
the name adopted by the Marist Brothers in 1946 on the occasion
of its receiving its provisional charter from New York State.
Subsequently, in 1960, the name was changed to Marist College.
Through remodeling in 1909, 1928, and 1964, the building served
successively as a dormitory, classrooms, science labs and library.
In the 1928 renovation the Marist Brothers added the tower and a
third floor dormitory. Since 1964 the building has housed the office
of the college president, the admissions office, the academic dean
and the center for ecommerce business.
Greystone closely resembles the gothic architectural style of St.
Peter's and the Kieran Gatehouse. When the college was first
established and was still known as Marian College, the renovated
carriage house was surrounded by wooden structures.
The carriage house was nicknamed "Greystone" by the Marist
Brothers on campus because of its distinctive stone walls.


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Acknowledgment Page
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Project Directors
Dr. Brian Henry Desilets

Dr. Linus Richard Foy

John Patrick Noone
From the beginning, Marist Heritage has been a collaborative effort.
We appreciate the contributions of the Marist Brothers and the Marists All
community, who by supplying information and personal memories, have given vitality,
scope and depth to this project
Under the guidance and direction of Dr. Brian Henry Desilets, the initial web pages
were designed and created by the following Marist College students: Michele van
Brero (Hermitage, St. Peter's, Kieran Gate House, Greystone, Marist Brothers
Builders, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel).....Tage Haun (Bech Homestead, Marian,
Donnelly).....Fang Fang Xu (Boat House, Byrne House, Kirk House).....Courtney Gutt
(Bech Family History).....Vij lyer (Cemetery).....Rahkee Chopra (Fontaine Hall).
All the final Marist Heritage web pages were either created, revised, rewritten
and/or reshaped by John Patrick Noone, who is solely responsible for any errors
contained therein.
We thank Richard Branigan for proofreading the Marist Heritage web pages.
We recognize the contributions of our consultants: John Ansley for his input on the
format and contents of the various web pages. Also Victor VanCarpels for his
frequent consultations and guidance in the graphics included in this CD. His
patience and dedication while working with us made the overall results more
professional.
We are grateful to Barbara McMullen for the use of the Ecommerce facility at Marist
College.
We are indebted to the McCann Foundation which provided the funds necessary to make
this project a reality.
John Patrick Noone, editor

November 15, 2002
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