The Mount, Lenox, Massachusetts - a photo on Flickriver

            The Mount is the former home of noted American author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and its grounds and considered it her "first real home." The estate is located in The Berkshires.

The Mount's main house was inspired by the 17th-century Belton House in England, with additional influences from classical Italian and French architecture. Edith Wharton used the principles described in her first book, The Decoration of Houses (1897, co-authored with Ogden Codman, Jr.), when she designed the house.

In 1942 The Mount became part of the Foxhollow School for Girls, and residents reported unexplained noises and experiences in the living areas of the mansion. Following the school's closure in 1976, the mansion remained vacant for several years until Shakespeare & Company used it as a dormitory and performance space. Actors reported the same unexplained sounds and sightings of figures in period dress. In early 2009, the SyFy television show Ghost Hunters filmed an episode at The Mount, and over the course of three days reported audio and visual evidence of activity, such as the sounds of footsteps in an otherwise empty room, and disembodied voices.

Taken in: United States / Massachusetts / Lenox / Lenox (show map)

Taken on: September 11, 2023

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Camera: Olympus E-M1MarkII, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 23mm (=46mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M1MarkII
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.12-100mm F4.0
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	23mm (35mm equivalent: 46mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-1.3 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Macintosh)
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