5 Prospect Hill Rd., Stockbridge, Massachusetts. County/parish: Berkshire.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 03, 1975. NRIS 75000264.
10 contributing buildings. 11 contributing sites. 2 contributing structures.Also known as:
Naumkeag is the former country estate of noted New York City lawyer Joseph Hodges Choate and Caroline Dutcher Sterling Choate, located at 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The estate's centerpiece is a 44-room, Shingle Style country house designed principally by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White, and constructed in 1885 and 1886.
The estate is noted for its large gardens, which were designed in the mid-20th century by noted landscape designer Fletcher Steele in conjunction with Mabel Choate. A National Historic Landmark District, Naumkeag is now owned by The Trustees of Reservations, who operate it as a nonprofit museum.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794304