DeSisto School

The DeSisto Schools were a pair of therapeutic boarding schools founded by Michael DeSisto, DeSisto at Stockbridge School in Massachusetts and the DeSisto at Howey School in Florida.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kripalu Center and Berkshire Botanical Garden.

Kripalu Center

Resort

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The Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is a nonprofit organization that operates a health and yoga retreat in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Its 160,000-square-foot facility is a former Jesuit novitiate and juniorate seminary built in 1957. Kripalu Center is situated 1½ miles north of DeSisto School.

Berkshire Botanical Garden

Park

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The Berkshire Botanical Garden, is a 24-acre botanical garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States. Its collections contain over 3,000 species and varieties, with an emphasis on plants that thrive in the Berkshires. Berkshire Botanical Garden is situated 2 miles south of DeSisto School.

West Stockbridge Town Hall

Building

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West Stockbridge Town Hall is the seat of government of the town of West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is located at 9 Main Street. The two story Greek Revival building was built in 1854, and has retained much of its original woodwork and integrity despite its use for a variety of civic purposes in the time since its construction. West Stockbridge Town Hall is situated 1½ miles west of DeSisto School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Stockbridge and Lenox.

West Stockbridge

Village

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Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,276. It is the setting for Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant", and home to the non-profit Berkshire Botanical Garden. West Stockbridge is situated 1½ miles west of DeSisto School.

Lenox

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Lenox is a town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, about 3 hours from New York City and 2½ hours from Boston. Lenox is an arts-lover's dream, home to Tanglewood. There are also several stately mansions and prestigious boarding schools in the area.

Richmond

Hamlet

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Richmond is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,407 at the 2020 census. Richmond is situated 3½ miles northwest of DeSisto School.

DeSisto School

Type: School
Description: Boarding schools
Categories: special education school and education
Location: Town of Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.3307° or 42° 19′ 51″ north

Longitude

-73.334° or 73° 20′ 2″ west

Elevation

1,070 feet (326 metres)

Open location code

87J88MJ8+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358284183

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

7143424

Wikidata ID

Q5244088

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