Augusta Savage House and Studio
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Augusta Savage House and Studio is a historic home and sculpture studio
located at Saugerties
in Ulster County
, New York. The house is a simple mid-19th century two story, timber frame gabled-el style Greek Revival
dwelling. The sculpture studio is a small, single story, shed roofed building. The property was owned by sculptress Augusta Savage
(1892–1962) from 1945 to 1962.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2001.
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
located at Saugerties
Saugerties (town), New York
Saugerties is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 19,482 at the 2000 census. The Town of Saugerties contains the Village of Saugerties. The town is in the northeast corner of Ulster County....
in Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, New York. The house is a simple mid-19th century two story, timber frame gabled-el style Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
dwelling. The sculpture studio is a small, single story, shed roofed building. The property was owned by sculptress Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage, born Augusta Christine Fells was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher and her studio was important to the careers of a rising generation of artists who would become nationally known...
(1892–1962) from 1945 to 1962.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2001.