Hoyt Sherman Place
Address | 1501 Woodland Avenue |
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Location | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
Owner | Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation |
Type | Theater/Museum//Historic House |
Capacity | 1,252 Theater Capacity |
Construction | |
Built | 1877 |
Opened | 1907 |
Renovated | 2000–2003 |
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Hoyt Sherman Place | |
Coordinates | 41°35′19″N 93°38′18″W / 41.58861°N 93.63833°W |
Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
Built | 1877 |
Architect | Kraetsen Vorse & Kraetsch |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
Part of | Sherman Hill Historic District (ID88001168) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000552[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 19, 1977 |
Hoyt Sherman Place, the home of Hoyt Sherman, was built in 1877 and is located in Des Moines, Iowa.
History
The house stood empty after Sherman's death in January 1904. It briefly served as the first location of Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. In 1907 it became the clubhouse of the Des Moines Women's Club. The Club added an art gallery, the first public art museum in the city. In 1923, a 1400-seat auditorium was completed for Club programs.[2]
In 1995, the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation was founded by the Des Moines Women's Club. Ownership of the house and all art and artifacts contained in it were given to the foundation by the Des Moines Women's Club. The Club also provided an endowment, which was increased by the sale of the painting To the Memory of Cole by Frederic Edwin Church.[3][4] In 2017 the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation completed restoration of all major paintings in the collection.[5]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. In 2015 Hoyt Sherman Place was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ 100th Birthday of Hoyt Sherman Place 1877–1977: the home of Des Moines Women's Club, by Katherine Love. Des Moines, IA: Des Moines Women's Club. pp. 20.
- ^ Vogel, Carol (May 7, 1999). "Inside Art". New York Times.
- ^ Frederic Edwin Church's To the Memory of Cole. New York: Sotheby's (Firm). 1999.
- ^ Riccelli, Christine (July–August 2016). "Out of the Shadows". DSM Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
External links
- www
.hoytsherman .org – Official website - www.desmoineswomensclub.com – Des Moines Women's Club
- Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Houses completed in 1877
- Houses in Des Moines, Iowa
- Tourist attractions in Des Moines, Iowa
- Theatres in Iowa
- Music venues in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Des Moines, Iowa
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Iowa
- Historic district contributing properties in Iowa
- Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
- Des Moines, Iowa stubs