{"id":130,"date":"2016-05-05T16:33:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T16:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/elstoncollection\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2016-05-08T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T13:58:44","slug":"house-of-the-singing-winds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/elstoncollection\/art-collection\/t-c-steele-still-life\/house-of-the-singing-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"House of the Singing Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House of the Singing Winds, T. C. Steele State Memorial Site, Brown County, Indiana http:\/\/www.tcsteele.org\/plan-your-visit\/<\/p><\/div>\n

According to T. C. Steele\u2019s second wife, Selma, in 1905 or 1906, Steele had taken some time to make excursions into the little-known region of Brown County, Indiana. While he was searching for suitable sties for painting, he was unexpectedly attracted to the beauty of the hill country. Because of the\u00a0hidden valley farms and meadows he found, Steele decided to settle there. In April 1907, he\u00a0bought land on top of a hill in the rural region and started building a studio-home, which is later referred as \u201cThe House of the Singing Winds\u201d by his wife Selma. The expansion of the house and studio gave Steele and his wife great satisfaction. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Both Theodore Clement\u00a0and Selma actively participated in the construction of the house from\u00a0the get-go. Steele oversaw the construction of the framework for the house, arranged delivery of building materials and directed on-site construction. Selma on the other hand was mostly doing interior design and offered suggestions for modifying the floor plan. Selma eventually made two major modifications to the floor plan. First, she added a cellar right underneath the house. At that time, most cellars in the hills were outdoor pits, dug into the side of hill and usually far away from the house. Selma\u2019s special design turned out to be the first in the region and received much local interest. Selma also added a fireplace to the house. The fireplace directly faced the beautiful view of the country side and offered Steele and Selma many intimate moments.<\/span>
\nAfter the construction was finished, the house later went through a series of expansions and slowly grew to its size today. The Steele\u2019s called the house \u201cThe House of the Singing Winds\u201d for the strong wind swiping though the valley from time to time. As the wind passed by, the porch of the house vibrated as if it was a song of nature. Selma once noted: \u201cAnd it came about that this bit of wilderness emerged from out its obscurity, and became a place of recognition over great distances of country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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