Dates

• Existence: November 22, 1857 - August 23, 1956

Biography

Marian Nevins (1857-1956), who was the daughter of David H. Nevins and Cornelia L. Perkins, arrived in Germany with the intention of studing under Clara Schumann, but Schumann was unavailable. Marian sought out Joachim Raff, who referred Edward MacDowell. She began studying under Edward MacDowell. Four years later on July 11, 1884, Edward and Marian were married.

For a period, Edward and Marian lived in Germany, but they decided in 1888 to return to the United States. They lived in Boston for a lengthy period and then moved to New York, where Edward MacDowell served as Professor of Music at Columbia University (1896-1904). The year 1896 also marked the year that Edward and Marian MacDowell became the new owners of a property called Hillcrest, in Peterborough, New Hampshire, which became the MacDowell Colony (1907).

Sources: - Rausch, Robin. The House That Marian Built: The MacDowell Colony of Peterborough, New Hampshire. 2001. Library of Congress. 3 May 2008. /memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/aw08e/aw08e.html>. - Edward MacDowell, 1860-1898. Library of Congress. 3 May 2008 /lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200035715/default.html>.

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