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.
733 Old Clinton Road, Westbrook
- Murdock Hill
- Lape-Reed House - Salt Meadow
- Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
- Esther Everett Lape
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Salt Meadow was the country home of Lape and partner. Now the headquarters of the McKinney National Widlife Refuge.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Murdock Hill, a former farm, became the home of intellectuals Esther Everett Lape and Elizabeth Fisher Read, who renamed it Salt Meadow. In 1929, they remodeled the 18th century Murdock house and built the Lape-Read house. The latter has an unusual plan with no formal living spaces.
- Date of Construction
- 1780s, 1929
- Historic Designation(s)
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- State Register Individual
- Historic Resource Inventoryfile_download