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{{Infobox NRHP | name = George McKesson Brown Estate -- Coindre Hall
| image = Hall186.jpg
| caption = Coindre Hall
| locator_x =
| locator_y =
| location = Brown's Rd., Huntington, New York, USA
| nearest_city =
| coordinates = {{coord|40|53|41|N|73|26|13|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = New York#USA
| built = 1910
| architect = Luce, Clarence; Schafer, J.V.
| architecture = Renaissance, French Chateauesque
| added = September 26, 1985
| area = {{convert|13|acre}}
| governing_body = Local
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000562|title=Huntington Town MRA}}
| refnum = 85002493[1]
}}

Coindre Hall, originally called West Neck Farm, is a 40-room, {{convert|80000|sqft|m2|sing=on}} mansion in the style of a medieval French château constructed in 1912 for pharmaceutical magnate George McKesson Brown. The home was designed by Clarence Luce, a Paris architect.[2] It overlooks {{convert|34|acre|ha}} of rolling land including a boathouse on the north shore of Long Island adjacent to Long Island Sound.

Brown donated a private road to the Town of Huntington in 1930. It was renamed Browns Road in his honor.[2]

Brown could not keep up with the maintenance of the mansion and sold it in 1939.[3] 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 iby 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.[4]

George Brown was a Huntington Fire Commissioner for 29 years and retired from this position in 1960. Brown died on Oct 3, 1964 in Huntington. He was 86 years old.[2]

The boarding school operated by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart closed on June 30, 1971 due to lack of teachers. At the time of its closing there were 116 students who boarded there five days a week.[5]

The Suffolk County Legislature voted to purchase Coindre Hall for $750,000 in July 1972 and spent $4,000 to map the area. The plan was to use it as a harborfront park and lease the manor to the Town of Huntington to be used as a cultural center.[6]

At the end of 1976, Suffolk County decided to close Coindre Hall due to budget cutbacks. It was costing the county about $90,000 to keep it open. Since the county's purchase of the property it had been used by the Huntington Militia, the Suffolk County Highway Patrol Bureau and the Huntington Art League.[7]

The property was leased from Suffolk County in 1981 by Eagle Hill School, a private coeducational boarding school for students with learning disabilities. The school signed a 25year lease but run into financial difficulties and broke the lease in 1989. The school had declining enrollment and could not afford the rent or make needed repairs to the building.[8]

Currently there is a gym that hosts soccer and basketball .[9]

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[10] and dedicated to the Suffolk County Historic Trust.

Splashes of Hope www.splashesofhope.org has art studio space upstairs through a work-exchange program with the County.

The mansion is often used for hosting weddings and unique catered events exclusively through Lessings Caterers.[11] The Town of Huntington Department of Parks & Recreation used Coindre Hall for its adult exercise classes in Fall 2018.[12]

References

1. ^{{NRISref|2009a}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewsday/docview/914393525/90B35840A0554693PQ/1?accountid=46230|title=Rites for George M. Brown, 86|last=|first=|date=October 6, 1964|work=Newsday|access-date=July 12, 2018}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewsday/docview/964329613/A7A9825D399647D5PQ/1?accountid=46230|title=Elegant but Aging Mansion Looks for New Lease on Life|last=McIntyre|first=Mark|date=November 20, 1978|work=Newsday|access-date=August 7, 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8775|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: George McKesson Brown Estate -- Coindre Hall|date=n.d.|accessdate=2010-02-20 |author=NYS Parks & Recreation|publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewsday/docview/915954447/13E94326A3944305PQ/1?accountid=46230|title=Boarding School to Close|last=|first=|date=March 4, 1971|work=Newsday|access-date=July 12, 2018}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewsday/docview/922675134/665F1D7CA6954499PQ/1?accountid=46230|title=Suffolk Oks 3 Park Purchases|last=Demma|first=Joe|date=July 19, 1972|work=Newsday|access-date=August 3, 2018}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewsday/docview/922609147/71761BC0570848D7PQ/1?accountid=46230|title=Coindre Hall Falls Victim to Cutbacks|last=Cook|first=Christopher M.|date=December 1, 1976|work=Newsday|access-date=August 6, 2018}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/278200738/91DC44E83AF344BBPQ/1?accountid=46230|title=Eagle Hill School in Coindre Hall to Close|last=O'Neill|first=Maureen|date=May 11, 1989|website=Newsday|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 5, 2018}}
9. ^Coindrehallsoccer.com
10. ^Suffolk County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.lessings.com/corporate/weddings/venue/chateau-at-coindre-hall|title=Chateau at Coindre Hall|last=|first=|date=|website=Lessings.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 5, 2018}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.huntingtonny.gov/parks|title=Town of Huntington Fall 2018 Activities for Children and Adults Brochure|last=|first=|date=|website=Town of Huntington Department of Parks and Recreation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=December 1, 2018}}

External links

  • Coindre Hall Topographic Map
  • Coindre Hall Aerial Photo
  • Coindre Hall, Suffolk County Parks
  • [https://www.facebook.com/groups/132664860087/ Coindre Hall Alumni Facebook Page]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207080057/http://pjphelan.phelan.net/Coindre/default.htm Coindre Hall School Memorial Page]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060424065218/http://brothersofthesacredheart.org/ Brothers of the Sacred Heart]
  • Brothers of the Sacred Heart Foundation
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