Coindre Hall


George McKesson Brown Estate -- Coindre Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coindre Hall
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Location	Brown's Rd., Huntington, New York, USA
Coordinates	40°53′41″N 73°26′13″W / 40.89472°N 73.43694°W / 40.89472; -73.43694Coordinates: 40°53′41″N 73°26′13″W / 40.89472°N 73.43694°W / 40.89472; -73.43694
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built	1910
Architect	Luce, Clarence; Schafer, J.V.
Architectural style	Renaissance, French Chateauesque
MPS	Huntington Town MRA
NRHP Reference #	85002493^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 26, 1985

Coindre Hall is a 40 room, 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m²) mansion in the style of a medieval French château constructed in 1912 for pharmaceutical magnate George McKesson Brown. It overlooks 34 acres (14 ha) of rolling land including a boathouse on the north shore of Long Island adjacent to Long Island Sound. Brown lost ownership of the property after the stock market crash of 1929. At the request of Bishop Monsignor Thomas Molly, the Brothers of the Sacred Heart bought this property to establish a boarding school and summer retreat. It was founded in 1939 by Brother Martinian, S.C., Provincial Superior, and was named in memory of Father André Coindre, the founder of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. The school was intended to generate funds for the formation and education of young Brothers. It operated under the supervision of the Brothers who have been active in Christian Education in the United States since 1847.^[2]

The school operated until 1971. It later reopened until the mid-1980s as "Eagle Hill School," a private coeducational boarding school for students with learning disabilities. Currently there is a gym that hosts soccer and basketball .^[3]

Since 1973 Coindre Hall Park has been administered by the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation. On September 26, 1985 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places^[4] and dedicated to the Suffolk County Historic Trust. It is often used for hosting weddings.

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ NYS Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: George McKesson Brown Estate -- Coindre Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
↑ Coindrehallsoccer.com
↑ Suffolk County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places

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