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The Mount | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Mount_from_the_Walled_Garden_by_David_Dashiell.jpg) Edith Wharton's The Mount | |
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| Location | 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox |
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| Nearest city | Lenox, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°19′52″N 73°16′55″W / 42.3311°N 73.2820°W |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Ogden Codman, Jr. and Francis L.V. Hoppin |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000900 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 11, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | November 11, 1971 |
The Mount (1902) is a country house in Lenox, Massachusetts, the home of noted American author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and its grounds and considered it her "first real home." The estate, located in The Berkshires, is open to the public. The property was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
Today, The Mount is a cultural center and historic house museum, welcoming over 50,000 visitors each year. Visitors can explore the property and learn about Edith Wharton by taking tours of the house and gardens and are invited to sit in and interact with the rooms without obstruction. Interpretive exhibits throughout the house explore Wharton and her servants’ lives, as well as her humanitarian efforts and literary legacy. The Mount also presents lectures, dramatic readings, theater, music, storytelling, workshops, outdoor sculptures, films, and literary panels with over 40 local partner organizations.