Hoyt Sherman Place

Hoyt Sherman Place
Address 1501 Woodland Avenue
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
Website

www.hoytsherman.org

Hoyt Sherman Place
Coordinates 41°35′19″N 93°38′18″W / 41.58861°N 93.63833°W / 41.58861; -93.63833Coordinates: 41°35′19″N 93°38′18″W / 41.58861°N 93.63833°W / 41.58861; -93.63833
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1877
Architect Kraetsen Vorse & Kraetsch
Architectural style Late Victorian
Part of Sherman Hill Historic District (#88001168)
NRHP reference # 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

  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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