Chesterwood
The summer home and sculpture studio of Daniel Chester French, the sculptor of the seated Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.
French designed the model for the Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial here. The studio retains plaster models and a rail platform that can be pushed outdoors to view the light. The gardens and woodland trails host a contemporary outdoor sculpture exhibition every year. Managed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it is open from late May to October, with admission of about US$20. It is about 3 km west of Stockbridge and close to the Norman Rockwell Museum.
Opening hours
Late May–Oct, about 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Norman Rockwell Museum
- Berkshire Botanical Garden
- Naumkeag
- Stockbridge Main Street & Red Lion Inn
- Monument Mountain
- Tanglewood
- The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
- Great Barrington