Edgar Hayes Hunter (1914-1995) and Margaret King Hunter (1919-1997) were the leading proponents of the purer Mid-Century Modern style locally, teaching at Dartmouth and practicing in Hanover for 20 years. [...]
During the 1930s the Dartmouth Art Department established its Artist-in-Residence program to bring serious artists to campus for short- and long-term residencies. Over the years the College welcomed renowned artists [...]
Architect: Allan J. Gelbin Builder: Millard Uline Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago The Gardner house, street view Traditionally styled New England houses faced to the street [...]
The development of modern architecture in the 1920s grew from an interest in new materials and a rejection of past styles. It was a style that promoted interactions with the [...]
Norwich’s story of modern architecture begins with three pioneers of modern design: Walter Curt Behrendt, Walter Gropius, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Walter Curt Behrendt was a German architect and authority [...]
Modern Architecture Comes to Norwich There was little new building in Norwich during the period of population loss in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and as a result [...]
Polly Forcier, Quilter In 1949, having outgrown the Vestry that once stood on Main Street, the Norwich Congregational Church inaugurated the lively Norwich Fair to [...]
Susanna Reed, Quilter In 1817, the current Congregational Church building was constructed, facing west across Main Street and up Elm Street. Thomas Emerson purchased a bell for [...]
The Norwich and Hanover Historical Societies have teamed up to offer a series of lectures and walking tours in conjunction with the current exhibit, Mad for Mid-Century Modern. Join us. [...]
Elizabeth Emerson wasn’t the only Norwich resident to head west during the nineteenth century.As Kevin scanned photographs from our Main Street file, I was reminded of a story. A few [...]