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.
905 South Street, Coventry
- David Hayes House, Studio & Sculpture Fields - Stonewalls
- David Hayes
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Home of David Hayes from 1968 until his death in 2013. Many sculptures on the (private) grounds.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- This early 19th century farmstead became artist David Vincent Hayes home and studio from 1968 to his death. In addition to using the house and outbuildings as his studio space, he created an outdoor sculpture garden in the hayfields and orchard on the property. A dry-laid fieldstone wall lines the north property line along South Street and a number of stone walls occur within the property, forming the source of its traditional name, “Stonewalls.” Originally listed on the State Register of Historic Places from the Connecticut Historical Commission survey in 1968 for its 19th century significance, the property was relisted on the State Register as part of the Creative Places project.
- Date of Construction
- c. 1810-1815
- Historic Designation(s)