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.
84 Lyme Street, Old Lyme
- John Sill House
- Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
- Elisabeth Gordon Chandler
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Chandler was a sculptor who founded the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 1976 and taught there until her death.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- This Federal mansion was sold to the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 1983.
- Date of Construction
- 1817, additions 20th c.
- Historic Designation(s)
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- Local Historic District
- National Register District
- Historic Resource Inventoryfile_download