Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place, the home of Hoyt Sherman, was built in 1877 and is located in Des Moines, Iowa.

Hoyt Sherman Place
Address1501 Woodland Avenue
LocationDes Moines, Iowa, United States
OwnerHoyt Sherman Place Foundation
TypeTheater/Museum//Historic House
Capacity1,252 Theater Capacity
Construction
Built1877
Opened1907
Renovated2000–2003, 2019-2020
Website
www.hoytsherman.org
Hoyt Sherman Place
Coordinates41°35′19″N 93°38′18″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1877
ArchitectKraetsen Vorse & Kraetsch
Architectural styleLate Victorian
Part ofSherman Hill Historic District (ID88001168)
NRHP reference No.77000552[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1977

History

The house stood empty after Sherman's death in January 1904. It briefly served as the first location of the Sisters of Mercy 52 bed 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
  1. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. Vogel, Carol (May 7, 1999). "Inside Art". New York Times.
  4. Frederic Edwin Church's To the Memory of Cole. New York: Sotheby's (Firm). 1999.
  5. Riccelli, Christine (July–August 2016). "Out of the Shadows". DSM Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2017.


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