Lenox Historian To Speak At Ventfort Hall
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LENOX, Mass. — Local historian and author Cornelia Brooke Gilder will share the human element of "Houses of the Berkshires" Ventfort Hall on Tuesday, August 18, at 4 pm.
A tea will follow her presentation.
Through her years of research on country house life in Lenox, Cornelia Brooke Gilder has learned an array of "poignant, heartbreaking, inspiring and dastardly" human dramas of Gilded Age Lenox.
Gilder is co-author, with Richard S. Jackson, of "The Houses of the Berkshires," the architectural book first published by Acanthus Press in 2006 and 2011. Twenty years later, this talk celebrates its republication.
Books are available at the Ventfort Hall gift shop.
Ticket pricing includes access to the mansion throughout the day of this event from 10 am to 4 pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seats are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. For reservations, visit https://fareharbor.com/embeds/
The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker St. in Lenox.
