One of Revered 'Art Village' Cottages in Southampton Is Demolished Without Permits; Owner Says It Will Be Rebuilt - 27 East
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One of Revered 'Art Village' Cottages in Southampton Is Demolished Without Permits; Owner Says It Will Be Rebuilt

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The property on Ochre Lane in Southampton. DANA SHAW

The property on Ochre Lane in Southampton. DANA SHAW

The property on Ochre Lane in Southampton. DANA SHAW

The property on Ochre Lane in Southampton. DANA SHAW

The original cottage at 13 Ochre Lane, built in the late 19th or early 20th century as part of the artists colony that sprang up around art classes taught by William Merritt Chase and become known as the Art Village. The cottage was razed earlier this summer without a demolition permit.

The original cottage at 13 Ochre Lane, built in the late 19th or early 20th century as part of the artists colony that sprang up around art classes taught by William Merritt Chase and become known as the Art Village. The cottage was razed earlier this summer without a demolition permit.

The original cottage at 13 Ochre Lane, built in the late 19th or early 20th century as part of the artists colony that sprang up around art classes taught by William Merritt Chase and become known as the Art Village. The cottage was razed earlier this summer without a demolition permit.

The original cottage at 13 Ochre Lane, built in the late 19th or early 20th century as part of the artists colony that sprang up around art classes taught by William Merritt Chase and become known as the Art Village. The cottage was razed earlier this summer without a demolition permit.

authorMichael Wright on Sep 4, 2024
Historic preservationists and residents of Southampton’s famed Art Village are lamenting the apparently illegal destruction of one of the cluster of cottages built in the late 19th century and very... more

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