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.
50 Deepwood Drive, Hamden
- Thornton Wilder House
- Private Residence
- Thornton Wilder
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House owned by Thornton Wilder from 1929 to his death.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Wilder wrote his last novel, Theophilus North, in his study on this property where he also often worked on his other novels and writings. The house was built for the author in 1929, and he often referred to it as “the house the bridge built” since his earnings from "The Bridge at San Luis Rey" paid for it. It was a place for his parents to settle, and the family to gather during holidays and throughout the years. Wilder himself didn't settle there until later in life, when he lived with his sister, Isabel. Listed on the State Register as part of the Creative Places project.
- Date of Construction
- 1929
- Historic Designation(s)