Rockpile Fountain - The Mount - Lenox, MA
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N 42° 19.823 W 073° 16.905
18T E 641564 N 4687888
The Mount is located at 2 Plunkett Street in Lenox, MA.
Waymark Code: WMMCE8
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2014
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The Mount is the restored home of author Edith Wharton from 1902 to 1911. She was a landscape designer as well as a novelist. The flower garden was designed by her and restored to its original appearance.
The rustic Rockpile Fountain is located in the south end of the formal gardens. It is situated in the center of the Italianate walled garden. A 15' diameter marble basin contains a cairn in the center. Water rises up through the cairn and splashes down into the pool below. Flowers are planted around the outside of the marble basin.