Grace Hudson Museum

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. Today the house and museum are owned and operated by the city of Ukiah. The Sun House, a Craftsman style house constructed of redwood, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Grace Hudson Museum
Established1986
Location431 S Main Street
Ukiah, California, U.S.
Coordinates39°08′52″N 123°12′18″W
TypeHistorical society
Websitewww.gracehudsonmuseum.org
Sun House
Grace Hudson Museum is located in California
Grace Hudson Museum
Location431 S. Main St., Ukiah
Coordinates39°08′51″N 123°12′20″W
Built1911
ArchitectGeorge L Wilcox
Architectural styleCraftsman Bungalow
NRHP reference No.81000161 [2]
CHISL No.926[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 02, 1981

History
Front door of Sun House

After working in Oklahoma Territory in 1904-1906, Grace and John Hudson returned to Ukiah, California. There they designed and built what became known as The Sun House in 1911. It was a Craftsman-style California bungalow made of redwood. The Hudsons adopted the Hopi sun symbol as their own and displayed the symbol over the front door. They led a modest bohemian lifestyle of collecting, traveling, field work, reading, entertaining, photography and painting. John Hudson died at The Sun House in 1936, and Grace in 1937.

They had no children. 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. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated California Historical Landmark #926. The Sun House and Museum are operated by the city within its 4-acre (16,000 m2) Hudson-Carpenter park. The museum's website says of Grace Hudson, "...her work enjoys renewed interest and recognition for its fine and sympathetic portrayals of native peoples."[3]

  • Pomo baskets on exhibit
    Pomo baskets on exhibit

See also

References
  1. "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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