Elm Court (Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts)

Elm Court is a former Vanderbilt mansion located on Old Stockbridge Road, straddling the town line between Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and until July 2012 was owned and operated as a hotel by descendants of the original owners.

Elm Court
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Elm Court
Location310 Old Stockbridge Rd, Lenox, MA
Coordinates42°20′19″N 73°17′31″W
Built1885
ArchitectPeabody & Stearns
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Shingle Style
NRHP reference No.85003184
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1985

Elm Court was built as the Berkshire summer home of William Douglas Sloane and Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, a member of the wealthy American Vanderbilt family. Designed by premier architectural firm Peabody and Stearns, with gardens and landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted, Elm Court is the largest Shingle style house in the United States, with 106 rooms.

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