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.
76 Harmony Hill Road, Harwinton
- Jonathan Balch House
- Lenski House
- Private Residence
- Arthur Covey
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Covey and his wife Lois Lenski lived here for some 30 years.
- Lois L. Lenski
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Lenski wrote most of her children's books while living here.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- This house was owned and occupied by Arthur Covey and Lois Lenski from 1929 to the 1950s. Covey was a mural painter and Lenski was a children's book author and illustrator.
- Date of Construction
- c. 1790
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Register District
- Historic Resource Inventoryfile_download