Massachusetts
Berkshire
Town of Lenox

The Mount

The Mount is a country house in , the home of noted American author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and its grounds and considered it her "first real home." The estate, located in The Berkshires, is open to the public.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@edithwharton.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: country house in Lenox, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Edith Wharton’s Home”
  • Address: 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA 01240

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lenox Library Association Library and Trinity Episcopal Church.

Library
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The Lenox Library is the principal public library of . It is managed by the non-profit Lenox Library Association, founded in 1856, and is located at 18 Main Street, in the former Berkshire County Courthouse that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. is situated 2 miles north of The Mount.

Church
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is an historic Episcopal church building at 88 Walker Street in . Built in 1888 for a congregation organized in 1793, it is a prominent local example of Romanesque architecture, funded by Gilded Age summer congregants. is situated 1½ miles north of The Mount.

School
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Lenox School was an Episcopal independent, college-preparatory boarding school for boys in grades nine through twelve in , in the United States. is situated 1¼ miles north of The Mount.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenox and Lenox Dale.

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

Suburb
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is a village in , , United States at the border of the town of , along the . It is a small village, but a village nonetheless with its own post office, school, two stores, and Catholic church. is situated 2 miles east of The Mount.

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is a town in , United States. It is part of the , metropolitan statistical area. The population was 5,788 at the 2020 census.

The Mount

Latitude
42.33101° or 42° 19′ 52″ north
Longitude
-73.28202° or 73° 16′ 55″ west
Operator
Edith Wharton Restoration
Open location code
87J88PJ9+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 213733157
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7752461
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“The Mount” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լեռ”
  • Catalan: “The Mount”
  • French: “The Mount”
  • Georgian: “მთა”
  • German: “The Mount”
  • Irish: “The Mount”
  • Portuguese: “The Mount”
  • Welsh: “The Mount”

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