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.
158 Main Street, Farmington
- Captain Tiimothy Root House
- William Day Museum of Indian Artifacts
- Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis
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Established by Lewis in a building which he arrange to relocate to the grounds of his Lewis Walpole Library.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- In the center of the Library 'campus quadrangle' is The William Day Museum of Indian Artifacts, a small, one-story red structure originally built 250 years ago by local Native Americans. It was moved to its present location to house an exhibit of artifacts first unearthed on the site by Bill Day, the Lewises' caretaker; later, Yale archaeologists organized several digs.
- Date of Construction
- 18th c. (moved 1940s)
- Historic Designation(s)
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- Local Historic District
- National Register District