Name: Marist Annex. Formerly Alumni Hall. Originally Marist Convent.
Date: 1932; renovated 1999
Architect: Michael Heister
Elevation: 251.65'
Use: Administrative offices. Department of Facilities Planning and Construction and Environmental Health and Safety.
Style: Vernacular/Colonial Revival.
Composition: Rectilinear with end pavilion bays projecting slightly forward.
Size: Two stories plus basement.
Gross square footage—6,612.
Net square footage—6,013.
Materials: Red brick
Trim: Concrete sills, wood dentilated cornice.
Roof : Asphalt shingle, hip shape.
Windows: Wooden double-hung sash.
Doors : Raised central entry has solid door with sidelights and transom, flanking pilasters and pediment topped by a cross.
Setting: Building faces east toward a parking lot, behind Marist Hall, surrounding landscape and lawn.
Architecture: Marist Annex is a small-scale symmetrical vernacular/Colonial Revival brick structure on the northern edge of campus. Its residential format is in contrast to the much more monumental, adjacent Marist Hall. The raised classical entry is a dominant nfeature of a three-bay central element. Slightly projecting end bays, or pavilions, plus the entry, give the building its character.
History: Marist Annex was built in 1932 for Marist College, once a separate entity from CUA. Since university acquisition, both Marist Hall and Marist Annex have university functions. Late-20th-century renovation was for office function.
Significance: The building’s historic role as a part of the former Marist College, continued academic use, and vernacular/Colonial Revival architecture have a neutral impact on the campus.
Condition: A limited renovation of the interior generated usable space. Exterior windows and building trim were painted in 1996. Utility system improvements are planned in conjunction with Marist Hall renovation project, pending funding.
Floor Plans
Last Revised 04-Oct-05 11:43 AM.
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