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.
401 Shewville Road, Ledyard
- Capt. Joseph Gallup House
- Fuller Potter House & Studio
- Dragon's Egg Studio
- Private Residence
- J.W. Fuller Potter
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Fuller and Alice Otis Potter purchased this property in 1950 as their home and studio. Inherited by their son Daniel.
- Daniel Otis Potter
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Childhood home and current studio location; home base of Mystic Paper Beasts theater.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Studio of artist Fuller Potter and home of Potter and his wife Alice Otis Potter from 1951 through the end of their lives. Their son Daniel inherited the property where he founded a theater troupe and hosts workshops and rehearsals.
- Date of Construction
- 1755 (house)
- Historic Designation(s)
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- Historic Resource Inventory