The Mount — designed by Edith Wharton (with architects Ogden Codman, Jr. and Francis L.V. Hoppin) [FACT-0618].
Location: The Berkshires, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Verified facts
- Located in The Berkshires, Lenox
confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0594, SRC-0595, SRC-0708, SRC-0709 - Designed by Edith Wharton (with architects Ogden Codman, Jr. and Francis L.V. Hoppin)
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0594, SRC-0596 - Built in 1902
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0594, SRC-0595, SRC-0710 - Architectural style: Georgian Revival / Classical (Italian and French influences)
confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0596, SRC-0595, SRC-0711, SRC-0712
Evidence & sources
- SRC-0594 — National Park Service — The Mount (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0595 — Wikipedia — The Mount (Lenox, Massachusetts) (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0596 — The Mount / Edith Wharton's Home (official site) — The Mansion / The Main House (Tier 1, official_site; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0708 — The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) — The Mount: Edith Wharton's Home (Tier 2, institutional_scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0709 — The Mount / Edith Wharton Cultural Center — official site (edithwharton.org) (Tier 1, official_site; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0710 — The Mount / Edith Wharton Cultural Center — official site (The Estate) (Tier 1, official_site; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0711 — The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) — The Mount: Edith Wharton's Home (Tier 2, institutional_scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0712 — American Heritage — "The Mount: Edith Wharton's Estate and Gardens" (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
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