E-Newsletter: March 17, 2023
SHARE: Join Our Email List e-Newsletter | March 17, 2023 The Tower on the Marsh: Christiana Morgan's Obscured Legacy by Sierra Gitlin, Administrative Assistant You may have heard there’s a castle in Byfield. You may have seen its tower from Middle Road, as you crossed the Parker River heading toward the Governor’s Academy. Or, more interestingly, you may not have. Its shape is obscured, tucked among the pines, and the beauty of the marsh itself could easily distract you from the architectural wonder that inhabits the southern river bank. And its designer and builder, Christiana Morgan, like so many fascinating women whose stories are either forgotten completely or folded into the biographies of the men in their lives, is now largely unknown. The Tower on the Marsh Born Christiana Drummond Councilman in Boston on October 6, 1897, Ms. Morgan was raised among Boston’s most elite families. She was a bright and highly creative child, vivacious but moody, curious, rebellious, and