Adrian Building 1957
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The Adrian building, named after Brother Adrian August, long time chemistry teacher at Marian College and organist
and choir director for two decades, was built as a student lounge for the lay students attending the college and as a
reception hall for parents of student brothers who visited the college.
After completion of Donnelly Hall, Adrian became the residence/office of Brother Nilus Vincent Donnelly, the
Admissions office, the Business Office, and the first computer center.
The photo below shows the relationship of Adrian to the Marian Gym, Greystone, and the Marian classroom building.
The smokestack behind the Marian classroom building was in a lower, separate attachment which provided heat to
Greystone, the Marian classroom building and the gymnasium, the Fontaine study & dining area, and the Fontaine
student brothers dormitory.


One of the more popular sites in the early Adrian building was a high fidelity section designed and installed by Brother
Nilus Donnelly. The equipment was state of the art in 1958. The brown sections at each side behind the chairs held
enormous woofers, tweeters and mid range speakers. The volume could carry the length of the building, so these
chairs were placed in front only for the picture.


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photos digitized from Kodak slides taken around 1958-1963. Now in the Marist Heritage Program Collection in the Marist
College library archives.
most recent revision October 8, 2012