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.
39 Strickland Road, Greenwich
- Bush-Holley House
- Elmer MacRae
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Elmer MacRae's Home.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Constructed c. 1732, the Bush-Holley House is representative of 18th-century residential architecture built during and after the Dutch settlement period in Greenwich. It relates as well to the entrepreneurship of David Bush, owner of the property during the mid-18th century who promoted mercantilism in Cos Cob by establishing a tide mill on Strickland Brook across the street from the house. An art colony after 1900 under the proprietorship of artist/sculptor Elmer Livingston MacRae, the house and three outbuildings are associated with American Impressionism, an important movement in art and literature.
- Date of Construction
- c. 1732
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Register Individual
- National Historic Landmark}file_download