Silvermine / Samuel A. Schmitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmitt, Samuel Armstrong, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silvermine Guild Arts Center--History--Pictorial works.

Silvermine Guild Arts Center.

Silvermine (Conn.)--History--Pictorial works.

Silvermine (Conn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Straddling the towns of Norwalk, Wilton, and New Canaan is the little valley known as Silvermine, an artists' colony whose rural feel has changed little since it was settled in the Colonial era. By the 19th century, a dozen mills were humming along the Silvermine River. When the mills became silent with the advent of steam power, the bucolic beauty of the valley attracted painters and sculptors, writers and poets, and illustrators and cartoonists who formed a celebrated artists' colony centered around the Silvermine Guild of Artists and the Silvermine Tavern. In 2006, an enclave of 85 buildings in the core neighborhood, including a number of artists' homes, were recognized as part of the Silvermine Center Historic District. Today, Silvermine continues to attract residents who value its artistic heritage and natural beauty.

Contents:

"A measure of heaven"

The Knockers and the Silvermine Guild of Artists

The artists of Silvermine and their studio

The Silvermine Tavern

Silvermine's historic homes

Mills along the Silvermine River

Goings-on around town.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439658802

1439658803