The Mount
Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Register name | Mount, The |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | S of Lenox on U.S. 7, Lenox, MA |
| County | Berkshire County |
| Listed | Nov 11, 1971 |
| Listed for | Literature |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Edith Wharton Estate |
| Reference number | 71000900 |
| Architect | Ogden Codman, Jr. |
| Style | Georgian architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | S of Lenox on U.S. 7, Lenox, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.3311° N, 73.2820° W · Directions ↗ |
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Questions people ask
When was The Mount listed on the National Register?
Nov 11, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed The Mount?
Ogden Codman, Jr., working in the Georgian architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is The Mount?
S of Lenox on U.S. 7, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for The Mount?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000900. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.