- "We built a home near Lenox in the hills of
Western Massachusetts. Life in the country is the only state which has always
completely satisfied me."
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- Edith Wharton
- "A Backward Glance"
- (1934 Autobiography)
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Area Activities & Facts
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On the place of Mr Westinghouse, in
Lenox, his groundskeeper was to recall, "I made 100 acres of lawn … it was the
kind we liked in England – a velvet plain stretching to the horizon, unbroken, as far
as possible, by paths, driveways shrubs, with perhaps only an occasional magnificent tree
– an oak, an elm, or a great sycamore on it."
On the eastern brow of that velvet plain, commanding a view of Laurel Lake
below and the Berkshire barrier below, stood ERSKINE PARK. Guarded by
sentinel elms, its white turrets create the image of a wooden CAMELOT, a New England
castle, a place of magical beauty.
It was this late 19th century cottage that George Westinghouse,
inventor and industrialist,built for his wife, Marguerite, the pleasures of which they
were to share for the fleeting months of Berkshire summers until their deaths without heir
in 1914, three months apart.
Erskine Park was razed in 1919 by its new owners to build a new cottage,
Holmwood. In 1939, Mrs. Vanderbuilt sold Holmwood to two ladies who renamed the property FOXHOLLOW,
where they started and operated a girls school for 40 years. The property was
sold again in 1977, which then saw the development of The Ponds at Foxhollow. The
current Ponds at Foxhollow Clubhouse was built in 1989. |
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Reservations
- The Ponds At Foxhollow
Route 7
Lenox, Massachusetts 01240
Tel: (413) 637-1469
Fax:(413) 637-4181
- pondsatfoxhollow.com
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- The Ponds at Foxhollow is Managed by Defender Resorts - Quality Service Since 1979
©® 2008
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- One & Two Bedroom Condominiums!
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- Magnificent Fireplaced Library!
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- Stay Fit at the Ponds!
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- You could be here in our
- fabulous pool!
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- Manager's Wine & Cheese Party
- Every Friday Night!
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