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.
22 Shore Road, Waterford
- Henry C. White Estate
- Nelson Cooke White
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Home of Nelson Cooke White, his father Henry Cooke White, and his son Nelson Holbrook White, all of whom were regionally prominent artists. The colony of summer and year round homes was developed through the influence of Henry C. White.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- The Hartford Colony Historic District, a seasonal coastal retreat for some of the capitol city's leading families, is highly significant for its association with the White family. Renowned as marine and landscape painters in Connecticut for more than a century, they are one of the few family dynasties in American painting. The district architecture, a fine well-preserved collection of waterfront estates and cottages mainly in the Shingle and Colonial Revival styles, is distinguished by the contributions of two noted Philadelphia architects, Wilson Eyre (1858-1944) and Briton Martin (1899-1983), and enhanced by the integrity of its historic seaside setting.
- Date of Construction
- 1913, 1916, 1939
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Register District