Tour the Outside the Boardinghouse for Artists

The Griswold House and the surrounding grounds and gardens were popular subjects for the artists. The original property consisted of 12 acres of land nestled between Lyme Street and the Lieutenant River, a tidal waterway that empties into the larger Connecticut River. In addition to the house, the grounds boasted several barns and small outbuildings, vegetable and flower gardens, an apple orchard, horse paddock, stream, and well house.

“Acres of land surround the house. Bordering the old-fashioned flower garden at the back, are a number of studios, and north lights stare at one from the barns.”

~ Travel Writer Clara Walker Whiteside, 1924

Learn more about the outside of the Griswold boardinghouse by clicking the choices below:

• Overview
• The Griswold House
• Side Porch
• Gardens
• Lieutenant River
• Chadwick Studio