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Did you know there are 100 National Historical Sites in Huntington alone?  One of these is the Arthur Dove-Helen Torr Cottage on Centershore Road here in Centerport.  Arthur Dove was one of the most influential American artists in the early modernist movement. His wife Helen was also a painter and close friends with Georgia O'Keeffee. The couple moved into the cottage in 1938 where Dove would paint some of his most important works, finding inspiration in the area around Centerport Harbor.  Dove passed away in 1946, Torr passed passed in 1967. The cottage they shared was added to the National Register of Historic Landmarks in 2000. You can explore their paintings and learn more about the cottage in the links below.

Dove/Torr Cottage

Arthur Dove

Helen Torr

National Historical Sites in the area

Hecksher Museum - Arthur Dove Collection

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