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.
3 East Hampton Road, Marlborough
- Marlborough Tavern & Col. Elisha Buell House
- Central Connecticut Art Center
- Harold Barbour
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Barbour was active in the Connecticut Central Art Center.
- Northam 'Tod' Robinson Gould
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An East Hampton resident, Gould directed the Central Connecticut Art Center.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Built by Colonel Elish Buell, the Marlborough Tavern, listed on the National Register for its 18th century significance, was operated by his family for 167 years. However it is also notable as the home of the Central Connecticut Art Center at Four Corners during the 1930s. A group of locally and nationally known artists who lived in the Connecticut River valley area taught classes and exhibited here in the summers.
- Date of Construction
- 1760
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Register Individual
- Historic Resource Inventoryfile_download