The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
The Mount
A 1902 estate personally designed by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Edith Wharton, with an elegant mansion and an Italian garden.
Wharton designed this white mansion based on the ideas in her book The Decoration of Houses. Inside, her study, bedroom and about 2,700 of her personal books have been preserved. The Italian garden, French parterre and linden walk behind the house have all been restored. The grounds host lectures, outdoor sculpture exhibitions and summer terrace concerts. It is open daily from May to October and on limited days in winter. Admission is about US$20, and guided tours can be added for an extra fee. The Mount is about 3 km south of Lenox.
Opening hours
May–Oct, approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Shakespeare & Company
- Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
- Tanglewood
- Naumkeag
- Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
- Stockbridge Main Street & Red Lion Inn
- Berkshire Botanical Garden
- Norman Rockwell Museum