With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
37 Buena Vista Road, West Hartford
- Buena Vista Golf Clubhouse
- West Hartford Art League
- Rebecca Field (Jones)
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The Buena Vista Clubhouse was made available to the Art League in the mid-1980s for use as a second gallery and additional classrooms.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Originally built as the clubhouse for the town's Buena Vista Golf Club, the building is a contributing resource in the Buena Vista Local Historic District. It now serves as the West Hartford Art League's Clubhouse Gallery, one of three historic buildings in the district used by the West Hartford Art League; the others are the 18th century Stanley-Woodruff-Allen House (also at 37 Buena Vista Road) and 19th century Old West School (at 87 Mountain Road).
- Date of Construction
- c. 1930
- Historic Designation(s)
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- Local Historic District
- State Register District
- Historic Resource Inventoryfile_download