Chappaqua Railroad Station

Art

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New Castle Historical Society

Name/Title

Chappaqua Railroad Station

Entry/Object ID

2017-1

Description

Framed watercolor painting of "Chappaqua Railroad Station", by John Renwick Thompson.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Watercolor on paper

Subject

Chappaqua Railroad Station

Context

James Renwick Thomson (1891-1968) was a noted architect who designed the Horace Greeley School (now the Robert E. Bell Middle School), the rectory of the Church of St. and St Mary, and the addition to the original Chappaqua Library (now the Community Center), as well as many local homes. He was also a pioneer member of the New Castle Planning Board from its foundation in 1929 until 1948. But he was also a very talented artist, utilizing his training in preparing architectural renderings for clients to create sensitive and atmospheric watercolor landscapes of subjects based upon his many travels and his own community.

Made/Created

Artist

James Renwick Thomson