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.
9 Water Street, Groton
- Mystic Art Association; Mystic Arts Center; Mystic Museum of Art
- Charles Harold Davis
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In 1913, Charles Harold Davis and other artist formed the Society of Mystic Artists, which became the Mystic Art Association in 1914.
- Katherine Tod Johnstone
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Katherine Tod Johnstone, a longtime member and one-time president of the Mystic Art Association, donated the funds that made the studio and library possible.
- George Albert Thompson
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Thompson was a founder and president of the Mystic Art Assn.
- David Birdsey Walkley
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Walkley was a founder of the Mystic Art Association.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Designed by architect George Fraser of the Providence RI firm of Jackson, Robertson and Adams in the Colonial Revival style, the building was built as an art gallery for the Mystic and Groton art colony (later known as the Mystic Arts Center, and since 2015 as the Mystic Museum). Located in the Mystic River Historic District.
- Date of Construction
- 1931
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Register District
- Historic Resource Inventoryfile_download