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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 |