Lenox

Welcome to Lenox

Drive Times from Major Cities

• From Albany, NY: 50 minutes
• From New York, NY: About 2 hours 50 minutes
• From Boston, MA: About 2 hours
• From Pittsfield, MA: About 15 minutes
• From Springfield, MA: About 1 hour

Community Resources and Amenities

• Designed by golf architects Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleek in 1926, Wyndhurst's historic 18-hole golf course has won accolades from the New England Golf Guide and the World Golf Awards.

• The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health offers an extensive range of workshops, classes, and wellness programs.
• Kripalu's Healing Arts center offers massage and spa treatments.

• Lenox Public Schools consists of two schools.
• Morris Elementary School serves pre-school through grade 5.
• Lenox Memorial Middle and High School serves grades 6 through 12.
• Lenox Memorial High School has earned Gold and Silver medals from U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools.
• The Washington Post named Lenox Memorial Middle and High School as one of America’s Most Challenging Schools.

• A late 1800s-era Greek Revival courthouse is the home of the Lenox Library, one of the most recognizable and historic landmarks in Lenox Center.
• The Lenox Library is a major community hub where residents can attend benefit events such as the Novel Night Out gala party and library programs such as the Distinguished Lecture Series and the Writer’s Group Round Table.

• Open from Mid-June until Labor Day weekend for Lenox residents.
• The facility includes about 4 acres of waterfront and beach, lifeguards, and a beachhouse.

Health Care Resources

Berkshire Medical Center
725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA

 

• Part of Berkshire Health Systems.
• A 307-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
• Ranked among the safest hospitals in the nation by the Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve healthcare quality and safety.
• Located 17 minutes from Lenox.

Recreation and Culture

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

 

• This 1000-acre nature preserve offers hiking for all ability levels.
• Trails go through wetlands, meadows, forests, and along the slopes of Lenox Mountain.

Tanglewood

 

• Tanglewood Music Center is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
• Each summer draws audiences from all over the world for BSO and Boston Pops performances.
• The iconic singer-songwriter James Taylor has performed more than 25 years of concerts at Tanglewood.

The Mount

 

• The home of American novelist Edith Wharton is now a National Historic Landmark open to the public.
• Visitors may tour the mansion, gardens, and grounds.

Shakespeare & Company

 

• Open year-round with an annual audience of over 60,000, this performance center is one of the largest Shakespeare festivals in the country.

Venfort Hall

 

• Built in 1893 for Sarah Morgan, the sister of J. P. Morgan., this Jacobean Revival-style mansion is now a musuem focusing on the Gilded Age.
• In addition to rotating exhibits, Venfort sponsors concerts and special events and is available for private event rentals.

 

Two of the many outstanding community amenities in Lenox are Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (left) and Shakespeare & Company (right).