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Completed shortly after the Studio building, two outbuildings — the Garage, which now serves as the museum’s Visitor Center, and Outhouse — expanded Esherick’s presence on the hilltop. While utilitarian in nature, both express Esherick’s aesthetic philosophy and influences in design and construction. The Garage was built in 1928 using a log cabin construction, but is far from traditional. The roof has an unconventional curvature which reflects Esherick’s overarching interest in warped, organic surfaces; the south side is concave while the north side is convex, while the interior rafters are slightly bowed. The logs are held together by yellow tinted stucco, lending a further sense of whimsy to these structural elements.
In addition to serving as our Visitor Center, the Garage now hosts our temporary exhibition program, which you can learn more about here.
