William Steeple Davis, Self Portrait, Oil Painting, 1909, Courtesy of the Oysterponds Historical Society

The trust was established in 1976 under the will of William Steeple Davis with the mission to “...Provide a temporary place of abode for persons of good character who are or have been actively engaged in cultural professions, particularly in the arts, and who are in need of a quiet place for rest or creative work and are without adequate funds to provide for such accommodations.”

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William Steeple Davis, Studio Interior, Photograph, 1937, Courtesy of the Oysterponds Historical Society