Edith
Wharton (1862-1937) designed and built The Mount in 1902.
She lived there for nearly a decade and called it "My
first real Home". A
Edith Warthon colaborated with Francis
L.V. Hoppin, architect, who designed the house, a twenty-nine-room
American classical mansion, outbuildings, gate, and gardens;
Odgen Codman Jr., who designed the interior and Beatrix
Jones Farrand (Wharton's niece), who designed the kitchen
garden and the drive.
Location
2
Plunkett Street - Box 974
Lenox, MA 01240-0974
(Southern junction of Routes 7 and 7A at the corner of
Plunkett Street and Route 7)
Hours
- Open May through December
Open daily from May 1, 2009 through November 1, 2009
Open on weekends November 7, 2009 through December 20,
2009
Admission
Contact
The Mount
Contact
Tel.: 413.551.5104 - Toll-free: 888.637.1902
Email: info@edithwharton.org
