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Tappahannock (September 12, 2005) -
St. Margaret’s newest dormitory is now home to 24 students and 3 faculty families. Tappahannock Mayor Roy M. Gladding helped Head of School Margaret R. Broad and Patrick, Jill and Megan McCuan cut a plaid ribbon held by student leaders to officially open McCuan House on Saturday, September 3.
“St. Margaret’s is invested in Tappahannock and Essex County,” said Head of School Margaret R. Broad. “When we remain competitive for the best students and teachers, which is what McCuan House enables us to do, we help move this area forward.”
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St. Margaret’s School student leaders hold a plaid ribbon while it is cut by Tappahannock Mayor Roy M. Gladding, Head of School Margaret R. Broad, Patrick McCuan, Jill McCuan and Megan McCuan to open the new McCuan House dormitory.
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School officials designed the two-story, white clapboard building at the corner of Water Lane and Duke Street to provide a homelike environment in which girls can learn life lessons from teachers who live under the same roof. They also incorporated suggestions from community members, including a lowered, hipped roof; Williamsburg-style porches and pillars; and additional enhancements to make the back of the building as attractive as the front.
A special highlight of the dedication service was the announcement that students, colleagues and friends had given a faculty apartment in honor of former English teacher Hannah Mallory Perkins, a 1940 graduate of St. Margaret’s and lifelong area resident.
As is customary, the new dormitory was named for lead donors Patrick and Jill McCuan, parents of Megan, a 2004 St. Margaret’s graduate. Additional funding was provided by The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation of Richmond, The Scott Foundation of Richmond, Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia, and the school’s parents, alumnae and friends.
Patrick McCuan, a successful Baltimore real estate developer, personally oversaw the project from start to finish. In his remarks, he particularly thanked two school parents who were involved in the building’s construction: general contractor Ken Miller of Miller Brothers and electrical contractor Chris Fisher of Lottsburg’s W.A. Fisher, Inc. Fisher was assisted by his daughter, Blair, a 2004 SMS graduate studying engineering at Virginia Tech.
Other area contractors, suppliers and professionals working on the project included Carver Plumbing of Dunnsville; Comfort Consultants, Inc. of Warsaw; Essex Concrete of Tappahannock; Eubank’s Painting & Decorating of Tappahannock; J.L Howeth, P.E., P.C.; L & S Construction, Inc. of Tappahannock; Northern Neck Building Supply, Inc., of Montross; Revere Construction of Dunnsville and Shore Seamless Gutters of Tappahannock.
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