Naumkeag | |
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| Location | 5 Prospect Hill Rd Stockbridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°17′22.9″N 73°18′57.1″W / 42.289694°N 73.315861°W |
| Built | 1886-87 |
| Architect | Stanford White; Landscape Architect: Fletcher Steele |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000264 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 3, 1975 |
| Designated NHLD | March 29, 2007 |
Naumkeag is the former country estate of noted New York City lawyer Joseph Hodges Choate and Caroline Dutcher Sterling Choate, located at 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The estate's centerpiece is a 44-room, Shingle Style country house designed principally by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White, and constructed in 1885 and 1886.
The estate is noted for its large gardens, which were designed in the mid-20th century by noted landscape designer Fletcher Steele in conjunction with Mabel Choate. A National Historic Landmark District, Naumkeag is now owned by The Trustees of Reservations, who operate it as a nonprofit museum.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ McAlester, p. 167
- ^ "Naumkeag". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved July 6, 2021.