The Mount - Home of Edith Wharton

2 Plunkett Street
Lenox, MA, 01240
413-637-1899

URL : http://www.edithwharton.org

overview : Celebrated writer, Edith Wharton, was first renowned as the co-author of the best-selling Decoration of Houses. - She designed this home according to her ideas which valued balance, symmetry, and suitability in reaction to the Victorian style and the excesses of the Gilded Age. - The Mount survives as Edith Wharton's architectural masterpiece and, together with her literary legacy, is a testament to her extraordinary achievements. - Only five percent of National Historic Landmarks are dedicated to a woman, and The Mount is one of them. - Restoration has been funded by Conress through the Save America’s Treasures program.

topics : historic homes, architecture, arboretums