Cornish in Sullivan County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

The Cornish Colony

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 23, 2017

1. The Cornish Colony Marker

Inscription.
The Cornish Colony (1885–1935) was a group of artists, sculptors, writers, journalists, poets, and musicians who joined the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Cornish and found the area a delightful place to live and work. Some prominent members were sculptor Herbert Adams, poet Percy MacKaye, architect Charles A. Platt, artist Kenyon Cox, Stephen Parish and his son Maxfield, and landscape architects Rose Nichols and Ellen Shipman.

Erected 1979 by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 134.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 43° 29.765′ N, 72° 22.55′ W. Marker is in Cornish, New Hampshire, in Sullivan County. It is on Wilson Road (New Hampshire Route 12A) 0.1 miles north of St. Gaudens Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cornish NH 03745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s

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Monadnock Region.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Aspet (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Parthenon Frieze (approx. half a mile away); Adams Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Farragut Monument (approx. half a mile away); Marching in Unison (approx. half a mile away); Constitution House (approx. 0.9 miles away in Vermont); Windsor House / Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away in Vermont); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 1.2 miles away in Vermont). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cornish.

Wideview of The Cornish Colony Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 23, 2017

2. Wideview of The Cornish Colony Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.