Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
Ventfort Hall is an imposing Jacobean Revival-style mansion built in 1893 for Sarah Morgan, the sister of J. P. Morgan. Designed by the architects Rotch and Tilden, it is located in Lenox, Massachusetts. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and declared an official project of Save America's Treasures, a Millennium program of Hillary Rodham Clinton and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Ventfort Hall is the home of The Museum of the Gilded Age.
Ventfort Hall was one of the approximately seventy-five "Cottages" built in Lenox in the 19th century when the village became a popular Gilded Age resort. Located on spacious grounds in the heart of the village, they are continuing its restoration, the first floor is completely open to the public. The first floor has the exhibit of Les Petites Dames de Mode 61 29in. high mannequins dressed in period fashions. And on the second floor, 14 of the rooms and spaces are decorated by the Berkshire's top designers for the Berkshire Designer Showcase. It is not to be missed!
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
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