Difference between revisions of "Arden Conference Center"
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[[Image:Ardenhouse.jpg|240px|thumb|Arden House]] | [[Image:Ardenhouse.jpg|240px|thumb|Arden House]] | ||
[[Image:Ardenhomestead.jpg|240px|thumb|Arden Homestead]] | [[Image:Ardenhomestead.jpg|240px|thumb|Arden Homestead]] | ||
| − | The '''Arden Conference Center''' was a conference center owned by Columbia in Orange County, NY from [[1950]] to [[ | + | The '''Arden Conference Center''' was a conference center owned by Columbia in Orange County, NY from [[1950]] to [[2007]]. The property consisted of Arden House, the estate of railroad baron [[w:E. H. Harriman|E. H. Harriman]], and the attached Arden Homestead, the country home of his son E. Roland Harriman. |
| − | W. Averell Harriman donated the Arden House estate to Columbia University in [[1950]] in honor of his parents, and the estate of Roland Harriman donated the Homestead property to the university in [[1984]] | + | W. Averell Harriman donated the Arden House estate to Columbia University in [[1950]] in honor of his parents, and the estate of Roland Harriman donated the Homestead property to the university in [[1984]]. |
| − | The property was used as a conference center open for rental by outside groups, and housed the [[American Assembly]], and the [[Business School]]'s [[Executive Education]] program, as well as retreats by various university groups. | + | The property was used as a conference center open for rental by outside groups, and housed the [[American Assembly]], and the [[Business School]]'s [[Executive Education]] program, as well as retreats by various university groups. Columbia maintained the properties as its 'Conference Estates' until [[July 31]], [[2005]], when the Arden Conference Center ceased operations. It was sold to the Open Space Institute in [[2007]], which maintains it as preservation land. |
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| + | In 2007, Columbia sold Arden House to the [http://www.osiny.org/ Open Space Institute], and the Homestead to a private buyer who bought for use as a family residence.[http://www.osiny.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PressRelease_04_16_2007] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050728153953/http://www.ardenhouse.com/ Arden Conference Center Website on July 28, 2005 - Archive.org] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20050728153953/http://www.ardenhouse.com/ Arden Conference Center Website on July 28, 2005 - Archive.org] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 22 November 2012
The Arden Conference Center was a conference center owned by Columbia in Orange County, NY from 1950 to 2007. The property consisted of Arden House, the estate of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, and the attached Arden Homestead, the country home of his son E. Roland Harriman.
W. Averell Harriman donated the Arden House estate to Columbia University in 1950 in honor of his parents, and the estate of Roland Harriman donated the Homestead property to the university in 1984.
The property was used as a conference center open for rental by outside groups, and housed the American Assembly, and the Business School's Executive Education program, as well as retreats by various university groups. Columbia maintained the properties as its 'Conference Estates' until July 31, 2005, when the Arden Conference Center ceased operations. It was sold to the Open Space Institute in 2007, which maintains it as preservation land.
In 2007, Columbia sold Arden House to the Open Space Institute, and the Homestead to a private buyer who bought for use as a family residence.[1]
