For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/bjYuA02O-MU . Working areas of the house Fascinating stats. Edith…
For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/c9J3HQZh6U4 . Bedroom floor In Book 1 of Virgil's Aeneid,…
For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/gyPVUmG8bEo . Wharton and Codman's The Decoration of Houses notes:…
For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/LubSvEROliY. Ground floor & stairs This is the side of…
For more on The Mount, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/3pYpKcmp5o4. Informal gardens We go through the lime allée and…
Background: The Mount The Mount, Edith Wharton's home, was completed in 1902. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/V0a3Xc_6BXc. In 1897, at age 30 - long before she…
For more on Naumkeag, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/lQYzlOFti3M. Gardens at the north end of Naumkeag This week, we're…
For more on Naumkeag, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/MMlZuPW6zjg. Inside the house Ventfort (here and here) and The Mount -…
For more on Naumkeag, see the first post in this series. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/npmDQpdImZY. This week: more of Naumkeag's spectacular gardens. Naumkeag's gardens, continued…
This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/L4Gxc_QQWb0. Naumkeag (website here) is a 44-room “Berkshire cottage” in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Gilded Age mansion boasts fantastic gardens, spectacular views, and…