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.
29 Mountain Spring Road, Farmington
- Henry Mygatt House
- Elizabeth Hooker House
- James Thrall Soby House
- Private Residence
- Henry-Russell Hitchcock
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A gallery addition in the International Style is the only known architectural design by art historian Hitchcock for collector James Thrall Soby when he moved here from West Hartford.
- James Thrall Soby
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Soby moved here from West Hartford and built a gallery addition designed by art historian Henry Russell-Hitchcock.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Historic house purchased by James Thrall Soby in 1935 from the estate of Elizabeth Hooker. He remodeled the entire house, and added an art gallery designed by art historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock in the International Style (the latter's only known architectural work).
- Date of Construction
- 1830, 1935
- Historic Designation(s)