President's Home

The President’s Home, which over the years has also served as an attractive social center for faculty and students, was completed in 1932, and was built by then President J. Frank Marsh, Sr. on State property with borrowed funds, which he repaid in the form of monthly rent.

Dr. Christopher Columbus Rossey had lobbied for a President’s Home at Concord as early as 1910 without success. The home was finally built when  President Marsh Sr.’s  got approval. He obtained a loan from the Bank of Athens to purchase the land from Dr. Uriah Vermillion and build the home. He paid rent of $50 a month for his 16 years as Concord’s President, finally paying off the loan in his last year, 1945.

The home is 37 x 52 feet and has 6,375 square feet of living space. It consists of a basement, 2 full floors and a smaller third floor. It is a variation of New England Georgian architecture with red brick exterior. It overlooks the intersection of Plymouth Street and Vermillion Street at the eastern town limits. The address is 600 Vermillion Street.

In more recent years the home deteriorated, including roof leaks, and other water damage. The furnishings and draperies became shabby and outdated.  Some argued that it should be torn down, but renovations were approved and began in 2008. President Gregory Aloia occupied one of the other houses on the college property during renovations. The renovations were completed in 2013.

Sources: "The President’s Home," by Tom Bone, III, class of 1976, concord.edu; Charles Baxter.