Lenox Village Tours – South
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| 104 Walker St., Ventfort Hall | 104 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This 1893 Jacobean Revival mansion was built by George and Sarah Morgan. Sarah was the sister of J.P. Morgan. It is now open to the public as the Museum of the Gilded Age. | Get Directions |
| 88 Walker St., Trinity Episcopal Church | 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
The Romanesque Trinity Episcopal Church was constructed 1885-1888 and is on the National Register. It replaced an earlier church on Church St. | Get Directions |
| 91 Walker St., Capt. R.S. Oliver House, 1895 | 91 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This 1895 Colonial Revival was built by Mrs. Marion R. Oliver of Albany to replace an earlier summer home on this site. | Get Directions |
| 81 Walker St., Mrs. Wharton House, 1885 | 81 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Also known as Pine Acre, this 1885 Queen Anne was sold in 1892 to Nancy (Mrs. William C.) Wharton whose son Edward (Teddy) Wharton married the famous novelist Edith Jones Wharton. Pine Acre is currently condominiums. Edith Wharton's home, The Mount, is open to the public. More Information | Get Directions |
| 10 Kemble St., Spring Lawn, 1904 | 10 Kemble Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Built in 1904 in the decorative Beaux Art style, this home was designed by Guy Lowell. The house was built on the site of the former Sedgwick School which was a prestigious school for young ladies in the early 19th century. The property is currently being renovated as a time-share hotel. More Information | Get Directions |
| 2 Kemble St., Frederick T. Frelinghuysen House, 1881 | 2 Kemble Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This Colonial Revival home, completed in 1881, was designed by Rotch and Tilden for the secretary of state for Chester A. Arthur and the former President was among the Frelinghuysen's guests. It is currently The Kemble Inn, a restaurant and inn . More Information | Get Directions |
| 51 Walker St., Harvey Proctor, 1912 | 51 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Built as a summer home for Henry Proctor of Proctor and Gamble, Also known as Orleton, this 1912 Classical Revival home is said to resemble a bar of Ivory soap. It is currently operated as the Gateways Inn. More Information | Get Directions |
| 35 Walker St., Henry W. Bishop Cottage - 1885 | 35 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This Colonial Revival summer house is one of two on Walker St. (the other next door) owned by the Bishop family. and widely known as the Bishop Cottages. They were rented to summer visitors or used to house the overflow from the Bishop's estate. More Information | Get Directions |
| 50 Church St., Michael Mahanna House - c.1888 | 50 Church St. Lenox, MA 01240 |
This house is shingle style which is quite unique in Lenox. The immigrant Mahanna family became very successful and owned several commercial properties in downtown Lenox. More Information | Get Directions |
| 17 Main St., Electa Eddy House - 1883 | 13-31, Highway 7A, 17-25, Main Street, Lenox Massachusetts, United States |
Queen Anne style; built on the site of an earlier house. More Information | Get Directions |
| 12 Housatonic, George C. Haven Cottage - 1881 | 12 Housatonic St., Street, Lenox Massachusetts, United States |
This Gothic Revival/Queen Anne style house was one of two moved from the corner of Housatonic and Main Sts. when the Hagyard Drug Store was built in 1910. The two, known as "Elm Cottages," were built in 1881 by Geroge C. Haven. W.C. Schermerhorn purchased the house in 1887. More Information | Get Directions |
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| 64 Walker St., Judge William Walker House, 1804 | 64 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Completed in 1804, this Federalist style house was built for William Walker who served in the Revolutionary War and came home to Lenox to become a probate judge and investor in, among other things, the Lenox Dale Iron Works. It is currently operated as the Walker House B&B. More Information | Get Directions |
| 21 Church St., William P. Walker House - c.1835 | 21 Church St. Lenox, MA 01240 |
This Greek Revival style home was moved from the corner of Kemble and Main when the new Trinity Church was built. It was the home of Judge William P. Walker, son of Judge William Walker. More Information | Get Directions |
| 27 Church St., First Episcopal Church-1816 | 27 Church St. Lenox, MA 01240 |
Before Trinity Episcopal Church was built at Kemble and Walker, this was the site of the Church and the source of the street's name. It was built in 1816 as a typical wooden Gothic style church. The Methodist Church was built on Church St. c. 1833 and eventually (1889) moved to its current location next door. More Information.
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| 18 Main St., Second County Courthouse - 1815 | 18 Main Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
The Federal/Neo Classical Courthouse was built when the county outgrew the courthouse Lenox had built in 1791. When Lenox ceased being the county seat in 1868, this building was used for various purposes eventually becoming the library. which it is today. More Information | Get Directions |
| 17 Housatonic St., Jacob Washburn House - 1825 | 17 Housatonic Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
The Federalist style home was built for Jacob Washburn. It is one of the few brick houses of the period. Jacob Washburn had a large farm on East St. and his family became major landowners in Lenox. More Information | Get Directions |
| 27 Housatonic St., First County Courthouse - 1791 | 27 Housatonic Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Lenox was the Berkshire County seat from 1787 to 1868. Constructed in 1791 just west of the present Town Hall, this was the first courthouse. Typical of New England meeting houses it had a hipped roof and square cupola. It became the town hall and Post Office when the second courthouse was built in 1815. It was moved from Main and Old Stockbridge Road when the new Town Hall was built. More Information | Get Directions |
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| 65 Walker St., Lenox Brotherhood Club, 1923 | 65 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Now the Lenox Community Center, this Colonial Revival style structure was built in 1923 by George E. Turnure to honor his son who was killed in World War I. The Lenox Club occupied a building on this site until 1921. More Information | Get Directions |
| 36 Walker St., Peters Block - 1917 | 36 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This Tudor Revival structure originally housed an antique store and family apartment. It was modeled on a house in Kent, England (the original home of the owner, Leonard C. Peters) by Harding and Seaver who also built the Town Hall. More Information
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| 16 Church St., John Whitlock House- 1771 | 16 Church Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
The original house on this site was a simple two room structure belonging to John Whitlock who owned much of the land that would become downtown Lenox. In the late 1770's, Whitlock opened his house as an inn for stagecoach travelers. More Information | Get Directions |
| 6 Main St., Curtis Hotel - 1829 | 6 Main St. Lenox, MA 01240 |
There has been an Inn/Tavern on this site since 1773 when it was a stagecoach stop. It was replaced by the Berkshire Coffee House in 1829. William O. Curtis purchased the property in 1843 and it remained in the Curtis family for almost a century. The old coffee house was demolished in 1895 and the present building was erected. More Information | Get Directions |
| 7 Main St., Gen. John Paterson House - 1783 | 7, Main Street, Lenox Massachusetts, United States |
Revolutionary War hero John Patterson came home and constructed this classic Federalist home. It is the largest of the surviving Lenox houses from that period. When Maj. Gen. Paterson left Lenox to settle in Lisle, NY, the house passed to his daughter Hannah and her husband Azirah Egleston. More Information. | Get Directions |
Lenox Village Tours – North
| Title | Address | Description | |
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| 66 Church St., James O'Brien Jr. House - c.1885 | 66 Church Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
The O'Brien family must have done well by the time this Queen Anne style was built next door to James's father's more modest home at 72 Church. More Information | Get Directions |
| 55 Main St., Congregational Chapel - 1877 | 55 Main Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This Gothic Revival chapel was built for winter services and events for the Church on the Hill congregation. The new chapel was built on the site of an earlier octagon building used by the Lenox Library. More Information. | Get Directions |
| 120 Main St., The Willows - 1884 | 120, Main Street, Lenox Massachusetts, United States |
This Queen Anne style was a rectory for St. Ann's, a summer rental and now a funeral home. More Information | Get Directions |
| 136 Main St., Congregational Parsonage - 1895 | 136, Main Street, Lenox Massachusetts, United States |
This Queen Anne would have been a very stylish parsonage for Church on the Hill. More Information | Get Directions |
| 135 Main, Eliza Williams House - 1861 | 135 Main Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Moved from a location closer to Main St., this Colonial Revival was owned for much of the early 20th century by Miss Kate Carey. More Information | Get Directions |
| 5 Greenwood St., Hartman Kuhn House - 1870 | 7 Greenwood St Lenox, MA 01240 |
This Tudor Revival summer house was also known as Hillside. It was owned for some time by Mr. and Mrs. Ross Whistler. More Information | Get Directions |
| 15 Cliffwood St., Francis Farley House - 1850 | 15 Cliffwood Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Pisturesque style home and carriage barn. More Information | Get Directions |
| 16 Cliffwood St., Dr. Bernard McKay House - 1885 | 16 Cliffwood Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Queen Anne stye summer home for a wealthy New York couple. More Information | Get Directions |
| 22 Cliffwood St., Newton Sharp House - 1900 | 22 Cliffwood Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Classic Queen Anne style roofline with turret. More Information | Get Directions |
| 25 Cliffwood St., Edward Livingston House - 1889 | 25 Cliffwood Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This Renaissance Revival "cottage" was one of five in Lenox designed by Thomas Tilden. More Information | Get Directions |
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| 93 Church St., Typical House 1810 | 93 Church Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
A Federalist style home (the porch added later) that a typical family might have lived in. Probably moved from Main and Franklin. More Information | Get Directions |
| 65 Main St., The Academy - 1802 | 65 Main Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
This Federalist style building was constructed to house a school for young men in early Lenox. More Information | Get Directions |
| 73 Main St., James Robbins House - 1807 | 73 Main St. Lenox, MA 01240 |
A Federalist style house that has provided a home for generations of prominent Lenox residents. More Information | Get Directions |
| 114 Main St., Cook House - 1790 | 114 Main Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
A Federalist style farm house and tavern for the Cook family. It was purchased by Richard Sands Tucker of Brooklyn, NY in 1866. Caroline Katherine Cary (who owned what is now Garden Gables across the street) purchased a property for the Lenox branch of the Berkshire County Home for Aged Women. More Information | Get Directions |
| 169 Main St., Church on the Hill - 1805 | 169 Main Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
On the National Register, this Federalist style church replaced an earlier meeting house nearby. Also see historic cemetery. More Information | Get Directions |
| 9 Cliffwood St, Calvin Burnham House - 1805 | 9 Cliffwood Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Federal style home built for business man with numerous business dealings with the Matoon family. More Information | Get Directions |
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| 132 Main St., St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church - 1911 | 132 Main St. Lenox, MA 01240 |
With the influx of immigrants and cottagers, the Catholic community grew in Lenox, and a small wooden Catholic church was built in 1871. It was replaced by Norman Gothic Revival Church. Another Catholic church, St. Vincent de Paul, was also built in 1904 in Lenox Dale. More Information | Get Directions |
| 19 Cliffwood St., Albert Clifford House - 1914 | 19 Cliffwood Street, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
Classical Revival - a new look for a new century. More Information | Get Directions |
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| 7 Hubbard St., Site of Israel Dewey House - 1770 | 7, Hubbard Street, Lenox Massachusetts, United States |
The current colonial revival building replaced the earlier Israel Dewey home and tavern where the first Lenox town meeting was held in 1767. More Information | Get Directions |
Church on the Hill Burying Ground
| Name | Address | Description | |
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| Jonathan Hinsdale (1724-1811) | Lenox MA, USA | The first recorded settler in Lenox; built a small house on what is now Old Stockbridge Road. His daughter Rhoda thought to be first child born in Lenox. | |
| Major General John Paterson (1746-1808) | Massachusetts 7A, Lenox MA 01240, USA |
He came to Lenox from New Britain, CT in 1766 and immediately became a community leader. He served for all eight years of the Revolutionary War and was a friend and counselor to George Washington. | |
| Azirah Egleston (1758-1822) | Lenox MA, USA |
Born in Sheffield, MA, he enlisted as a private in the Revolutionary War at age 18 in April 1775. He fought with Maj. Gen. John Paterson and came home to marry Gen. Paterson's daughter, Hannah.
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| Judge William Walker (1751-1831) | Lenox MA, USA |
Born in Rehoboth, MA, William Walker came to Lenox in 1773 and served in the Revolutionary War. He led investing in the Lenox Dale iron works and was judge of the county court until his son, William P. Walker, succeeded him in 1824. | |
| Dr. Anson Jones (1798-1858) | Lenox MA, USA |
Born in Great Barrington, Anson Jones is a colorful example of the many Berkshire County residents who emigrated in the early 19th century to Ohio, Maine, New York - or in this case - Texas. After a checked career as a doctor, Jones became the second and last (before it became a state) president of the Republic of Texas. | |
| Anna Kneeland Haggerty Shaw (1835-1907) | Lenox MA, USA |
Born to a wealthy family in New York City, she met and married Robert Gould Shaw in 1861. They honeymooned at her family summer home, Vent Fort, before he left to lead the first African American unit - the Mass 54th and died with them at Fort Wagner, South Carolina. | |
| Edward Robbins Wharton (1850-1928) | Lenox MA, USA |
Teddy Wharton was destined to live the stereotypical version of the Gilded Age life so elegantly portrayed by his wife Edith Jones Wharton. She designed and lived at The Mount in Lenox until she and Teddy separated. | |
| Leonard Constance Peters | Lenox MA, USA |
An excellent example of the immigrants who came to work on the estates and whose descendants populate modern Lenox. One of 10 children, he left Kent, England when he was 20 to join family in Troy, NY. He worked on the construction of Ethelwynd, brought his fiancee, Martha over, and raised three children in Lenox. | |
| Serge Koussevitsky (1874-1951) | Lenox MA, USA |
Born in what is now Tver Oblast Russia, he came to the United States in 1924. He was renowned for his recording and conducting. He is most revered in the Berkshires for bringing the Boston Symphony Orchestra to Tanglewood in 1936. | |
Cemetery Records and Transcriptions of Information on the Tombstones