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.
78-86 State Street (Captains Walk), New London
- Cronin Building
- Barkley L. Hendricks
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Hendricks maintained a studio in the Cronin Block for some years, at the level with the tall arched windows overlooking the street.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- A contributing resource in the Downtown New London Historic District, the Cronin Building is significant in the mid-twentieth century for the third floor studio space used by artist Barkeley Hendricks, also a professor of art at Connecticut College.
- Date of Construction
- c. 1860
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Register District
- Historic Resource Inventoryfile_download