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.
69 Neck Road, Old Lyme
- Springbank
- Marian Cruger Coffin
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Coffin worked for owner Katherine Talcott (widow of painter Alien Butler Talcott) and later Arthur & Gertrude Wild. The transformation after 1928 of this modest house to a Colonial Revival residence with landscaped grounds illustrates how the remodeling of historic properties by members of the leisure class played a significant role in pre-war suburban development.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Marian Cruger Coffin, landscape architect, designed the grounds.
- Date of Construction
- 1844, 1936, 1945
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Register Individual