Arrowhead (Herman Melville's Home)
Arrowhead
The farmhouse where Herman Melville wrote Moby-Dick. From the study window, Mount Greylock is in full view.
Melville lived here from 1850 to 1863. He completed Moby-Dick in the study on the second floor, and the outline of Mount Greylock outside the window is said to have inspired the image of the white whale. The house displays his desk, fireplace and family belongings, and the guided tour covers his friendship with Hawthorne. It is managed by the Berkshire County Historical Society and open seasonally. Admission is about US$18, and the guided tour lasts about 1 hour. It is in the southern part of Pittsfield, about 8 km from Lenox.
Opening hours
Seasonal; about 10:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Berkshire Museum
- October Mountain State Forest
- Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
- Shakespeare & Company
- Tanglewood
- The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
- Hancock Shaker Village