The Cornish Colony began taking shape after the arrival in Cornish, New Hampshire of renowned sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1885. Saint-Gaudens and his wife Augusta lived here seasonally starting in 1885, and year-round beginning in 1900 until the sculptor died in 1907. Saint-Gaudens' presence and the beautiful landscapes of New Hampshire and Vermont attracted artists and other intellectuals to Cornish. For 35 years over 80 painters, sculptors, illustrators, musicians, actors, writers, architects, and landscape designers lived and worked in this rural town and in nearby Plainfield, N.H., mostly in the summer months. Learn about Saint-Gaudens, artists Stephen and Maxfield Parrish, best-selling novelist Winston Churchill, sculptor Paul Manship, and other fascinating “Cornish colonists” and about the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. This beautiful facility encompasses Saint-Gaudens' home, his studio, art galleries, and gardens. Versions of several of his most famous sculptures adorn the grounds, including the moving Robert Gould Shaw Memorial that honors the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, a unit of black soldiers who fought in the Civil War, and two outstanding depictions of Abraham Lincoln.