National Register of Historic Places

Leech, Hilton, House and Amagansett Art School

Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida
Listed
June 21, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000732

About this property

The Hilton Leech House and Amagansett Art School is a historic school in Sarasota, Florida. Named for artist Hilton Leech (Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1906 - Died in Virginia City, Montana 1969), it is located at 1666 Hillview Street. On June 22, 1995, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Leech taught painting at the Ringling School of Art from 1931 until 1936 and again from 1939 until 1945. After World War II he opened his own school the Amagansett Art School at 1666 Hillview Street in Sarasota. Leech painted watercolor murals at the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse, a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The mural is titled Allegory of Chattanooga (1937). He also painted Removal of the County Seat from Daphne to Bay Minette (1939) at the U.S. Post Office in Bay Minette, Alabama from a commission by the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture.

Location

1666 Hillview St.
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida
27.31666, -82.53603

Categories

ARTEDUCATION
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Sources

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When was Leech, Hilton, House and Amagansett Art School listed on the National Register?

Leech, Hilton, House and Amagansett Art School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Leech, Hilton, House and Amagansett Art School?

Leech, Hilton, House and Amagansett Art School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Leech, Hilton, House and Amagansett Art School?

The period of significance for Leech, Hilton, House and Amagansett Art School is recorded as the industrial era.

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