Chesterwood 4 Williamsville Road (off Rte.183) Directions Stockbridge, MA 01262
Admission Charge - May - October - Open Daily, 10 to 5. (413) 298-3579.
Paintings, sculpture, and personal memorabilia, including sculptors’
tools. Picnic area, ample parking, nature walk, and Italian garden on
the grounds.
hesterwood is the early 20th century country home of sculptor Daniel Chester
French. In 1875, at the mere age of 25, he was commissioned to create
the celebrated The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts. In 1922, right
here in the Glendale section of Stockbridge, he sculpted the
extraordinary seated Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
DC, first creating smaller models and then graduating to the imposing work we
know today. French’s genius transformed Chesterwood from a traditional
farmscape of New England to both a
celebration and devotional workshop of art. Over 500 pieces of sculpture
are collected at Chesterwood and French’s original studio. The house, gardens, central
fountain and the lovely vista of 120 acres of rolling estate are all accessible to visitors of the property. Among the
other attractions are an antique auto show in May, a flower show in
July, and an outdoor sculpture exhibition from July to October.
Chesterwood is a museum property of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation.
Chesterwood
hesterwood is the early 20th century country home of sculptor Daniel Chester
French. In 1875, at the mere age of 25, he was commissioned to create
the celebrated The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts. In 1922, right
here in the Glendale section of Stockbridge, he sculpted the
extraordinary seated Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
DC, first creating smaller models and then graduating to the imposing work we
know today. French’s genius transformed Chesterwood from a traditional
farmscape of New England to both a
celebration and devotional workshop of art. Over 500 pieces of sculpture
are collected at Chesterwood and French’s original studio. The house, gardens, central
fountain and the lovely vista of 120 acres of rolling estate are all accessible to visitors of the property. Among the
other attractions are an antique auto show in May, a flower show in
July, and an outdoor sculpture exhibition from July to October.
Chesterwood is a museum property of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation.
