▁& ▁H unt . ▁ ▁The ▁H unt ▁brothers ▁were ▁sons ▁of ▁the ▁" de an ▁of ▁American ▁architecture " ▁ ▁Richard ▁Morris ▁H unt . ▁ ▁Mar ion ' s ▁Castle ▁as ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁ch ate au ▁completed ▁in ▁either ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁article ) ▁or ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁(" comple ted ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ," ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁article ▁in ▁New ▁C ana an / D ar ien ▁Magazine ) ▁Frank ▁J . ▁Mar ion ▁was ▁a ▁movie ▁industry ▁pione er ▁who ▁with ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁K alem ▁Company ▁produced ▁silent ▁one - re el ers ▁shown ▁at ▁nick el ode ons . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁p ile ▁has ▁been ▁owned ▁and ▁occupied ▁by ▁Thomas ▁L . ▁Rich , ▁a ▁St am ford ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Mr . ▁Rich ▁has ▁allowed ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁extens ively ▁for ▁non - pro fit ▁community ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁Hotel ▁Ch ester field ▁The ▁house ▁at ▁ 1 4 0 4 ▁Sh ipp an ▁Avenue , ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁was ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁hotel ▁and / or ▁room ing ▁house ▁( under ▁the ▁names ▁Ch ester field ▁Inn , ▁The ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point ▁Inn