The Mount is the home of writer Edith Wharton who built her house in Lenox in 1902. Author of the Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome and The house of Mirth. She wrote over 40 books in 40 years, including authoritative works on architecture, gardens, and interior design.
Contact information
The Mount is located at 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA 01240.
Phone: 413-551-5111
Email: info@edithwharton.org
Web: https://www.edithwharton.org
Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio is set on the 46-acre estate of abstract artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen is a museum that contains both their artwork as well as some of their more famous colleagues’ artworks such as Picasso, Braque, Leger and Gris.
Contact information
Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio is located at 92 Hawthorne Street, Lenox, MA 01240.
Phone: 413-637-0166
Email: info@frelinghuysen.org
Web: https://www.frelinghuysen.org
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum will take you on a 90 minute scenic railway tour between the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge; you will get to experience a part of the Berkshires unable to be seen by car.
Contact information
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum is located at 10 Willow Creek Road, Lenox, MA 01240.
Phone: 413-637-4965
Web: https://www.berkshirescenicrailroad.org
W.E.B. Du Bois Center is a non-profit education center providing the community with meaningful programs and exhibits that perpetuate civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois’s legacy of social justice.
Contact information
W.E.B. Du Bois Center is located at 684 South Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Phone: 413-644-9595
Email: duboiscenter@gmail.com
Web: https://www.duboiscentergb.org
Great Barrington Historical Society’s goal is to stimulate interest in local history and to collect and preserve records and articles relevant to our town in a museum for viewing and active research.
Contact information
Great Barrington Historical Society is located in Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Email: gbhs@bcn.net
Web: https://www.greatbarringtonhistoricalsociety.org