Grace Hudson Museum

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Grace Hudson Museum
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Grace Hudson Museum
Established1986
Location431 S Main Street
Ukiah, California, U.S.
Coordinates 39°08′52″N123°12′18″W / 39.14768°N 123.20512°W / 39.14768; -123.20512 Coordinates: 39°08′52″N123°12′18″W / 39.14768°N 123.20512°W / 39.14768; -123.20512
Type Historical society
Website www.gracehudsonmuseum.org
Sun House
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Location431 S. Main St., Ukiah
Coordinates 39°08′51″N123°12′20″W / 39.14755°N 123.20564°W / 39.14755; -123.20564
Built1911
ArchitectGeorge L Wilcox
Architectural style Craftsman Bungalow
NRHP reference No. 81000161 [2]
CHISL No.926 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 02, 1981

The Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California, is adjacent to the Sun House which artist Grace Hudson and her husband John designed and had built in 1911. They lived there until their deaths in 1936 and 1935, respectively. Today the house and museum are owned and operated by the city of Ukiah. The Sun House, a Craftsman style constructed of redwood, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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History

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Front door of Sun House

Returning to California from an extended study stay in Oklahoma Territory, Grace and John Hudson lived at what became known as The Sun House iornia bungalow]] and had it built of redwood in 1911. They led modest bohemian lives, devoted to collecting Nativen Ukiah. They designed the Craftsman-style [[Calif ntinAmerican artifacts, especially of the local Pomo, traveling, field work, reading, entertaining, photography and nting. The Hudsons adopted the Hopi sun symbol as their own. They displayed the symbol prominently over their front door. John Hudson died there in 1936, and Grace in 1937.

They had no children, and Grace Hudson bequeathed The Sun House and its land to her nephew, Mark Carpenter. Carpenter preserved the house and its 30,000 collected objects for posterity, giving it to the City of Ukiah. It operates the house and the adjoining Grace Hudson Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated California Historical Landmark #926. The Sun House and Museum are within the 4-acre (16,000 m2) Hudson-Carpenter city park. The museum's website says of Grace Hudson that "...her work enjoys renewed interest and recognition for its fine and sympathetic portrayals of native peoples." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sun House". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. The Grace Hudson Museum

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