This is one of the nine structures of the rejuvenated Lincoln Hall, dedicated on October 12, 1939. The Christian Brothers began conducting the New York Catholic Protectory in the Bronx in the 1860s, but widened its outreach with a branch (Lincoln Agricultural School in Westchester County) in 1907. In the late 1930s, the archdiocese improved the latter property by constructing six dormitory cottages for the boys, a Brothers’ residence, and vocational training buildings, and by remodeling the original building.
In 1975, Brother Raymond Meagher and Brother Brian Carty were the last two Brother Prefects in the Cottages. Brother Raymond was in the Elm Cottage and Brother Brian was in the Cedar. Both were from the Novitiate class of 1961.
I was in Elm cottage and Brother Thomas was in charge.
i was in cedar cottage and was sad when i had to leave. brother michael was there when i was there. brother michael would pretend to be a drill sargent and would hike around the resivoir running, and when we got back to the cottage the guys that kept up with brother michael had soda and went to the pool and swam for the rest of the day .the guys that didnt keep up had to put there linky boots and coat and watch us swim all day lol. brother christian was the boss man i wonder what ever happened to him. brother leo and bro adwards ran the mess bro mark ran the infirmary miss the place 19
I was in the falahee cottage back in 1972. I learned so much there in my youth. Brother Lawrence was our cottage brother. i forget the prefects names. i remember one year our cottage got to camp at lake george, n.y. and it was there that i learned to water ski. I wish i can find photos from back then. i remember when they built the movie theater, we planted a time capsule at one of the cornerstones. don’t know when they plan to dig it up. loved horseback riding at the derry cottage. i believe all the brothers retired to a retreat in new jersey. look up De La Salle Christian Brothers Archives.