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MORRISOJS HOUSE AND THE NORMAN TOWER In June, 1927, the Morrison estate in Weston, which consisted of 168 acres, became available to the Sisters of Saint Joseph under the leadership of Mother Mary Domitilla. It was previously the home of Mrs. Fanny Morrison. During her residency in the Morrison House, the estate consisted of a frame-house, a farm and a wooden tower, with extensive hayfields and apple orchards. When the Sisters established Regis College on this sight, they christened the mansion Peak Hall and later renamed it Regis Hall. This mansion was the center of the campus. It housed a chapel, administrative offices, halls for lectures, socials, receptions, the dining hall and dormitory accomodations. The present sun parlor provided the college with its first chapel and each student’s room was equiped with a private bath. To the right of Peak Hall stood, and still stands, the Norman Tower. Constructed in 1909, it was to be a copy of the ancient Norman Towers used by feudal lords for the protection of their castles. Such a piece of architecture was ordered for the Weston estate after Mrs. Morrison had viewed one during her tour of Chartres, but this tower was to serve as a water tank which would supply the needs of the estate. Ninety-four steps flanked by an iron staircase provided access to the tower’s observatory, which in 1944 was to become an observation post for the United States Air Force. This participation of the college in the war effort was rewarded with the presentation of the Minute Man Flag which still waves from the tower today. Today, the Norman Tower and its lovely courtyard provide the setting for Regis’ graduations. In the midst of dogwood and apple blossoms, the Regis community and friends celebrate the achievements and the new horizons that lie before the graduates.
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