The Mount
Lenox, Massachusetts
June 13th, 2015
Imagine being able to get access to Edith's presonal library that even contains her personal notes within her book's margins. You can do that at The Mount.
That info can be found here:
www.edithwharton.org/visit-2/private-library-tours/
"Edith Wharton’s Library
The design of Wharton’s library follows recommendations in The Design of Houses that the primary decoration of a library should be its books, and that the shelves be organic decoration built into the walls rather than freestanding furniture. The paneling is oak, and the design and detailing are by Codman. A tapestry was inset into the library wall; the original was sold in the 1930s, and is approximated here. Although Wharton was photographed several times sitting at her desk, she actually did most of her creative writing in her bedroom. The library was a place for solitary study, or for entertaining close friends with readings before the fire."
SOURCE:
www.edithwharton.org/estate-gardens/the-mansion/
