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American Writers: a journey through history is a permanent archive for educators, researchers and every one interested in the writers featured in the  C‑SPAN series.

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Location: 2 Plunkett Street, P.O. Box 974, Lenox, Massachusetts 01240-0974
Hours: Daily 9:00am–3:00pm, Memorial Day—October (last tour at 2:00 pm)
Telephone: (413) 637-1899
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Ilong with her career as a fiction writer, Edith Wharton was an innovative designer of homes and gardens. In 1902, she began work on The Mount, demonstrating ideas about architecture, gardens, and interior design set out in Wharton's book, The Decoration of Houses (1897). The Mount, located in Lenox, Massachusetts, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

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Edith Wharton—The Mount Restoration



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