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For Classes, Galleries, Events, and More, Visit the BAYarts Main Website
Image from the Dec. 1964 Plain Dealer article "John Huntington's Legacy Enriches City's Cultural Life"
In the early '60s, Baycrafters' home base was the Station House. However, membership was rapidly growing as Bay Village's population increased and more locals took interest in the group. They began to plan for expansion, and there just so happened to be a house next door.
By 1965, Baycrafters had 450 members in multiple Northeast Ohio cities!
The house was part of John Huntington's estate and is thought to have been built in 1886, around the same time as his mansion on the lake. It was mainly used by the family who took care of the property when Huntington was away. The land, including the house, was sold to the Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board after Marriett Leek Huntington's death in 1924.
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The Metroparks board decided to lease the house to Baycrafters in 1965. At first it was used as an office space for Baycrafters board members, but after renovations they would have room for exhibitions, meetings, and art classes all in one place. They began to call it the Gallery House.
Article from The Plain Dealer, March 4, 1965
Excerpt from the June 1966 Baycrafters bulletin
Baycrafter Remodeling by Mary Dice Pettit, 1967. Casein, watercolor, and pen on paper
Today the Huntington House is the main BAYarts building: it stays busy year-round with the shop, Education Gallery, ceramics studio, and classrooms all located inside.Â
Huntington House by Robert Moyer, watercolor on watercolor paper
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