Walk across the street to the Emily Dickinson Homestead. Walk to nearby Amherst College, the University of Massachusetts, fine galleries, museums, theatres, concerts, shops and restaurants. Visit nearby Mount Holyoke, Smith and Hampshire Colleges, Northampton, Yankee Candle Company, Historic Deerfield and Old Sturbridge Village. Within an hour drive, visit Hancock Shaker Village, Norman Rockwell Museum and Chesterwood Studio, Clark Art Institute, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival and The Tanglewood Summer Music Festival. The interior was restored with historic precision to every last detail to reflect the Aesthetic Movement, the Victorian subculture that emphasized art in the interior decor. Aesthetic Movement decor, art, antiques and art wall coverings of period designers Charles Eastlake, Walter Crane and William Morris are historically and artistically featured. The original handcarved cherry wood fireplace mantels are catalogued by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in N.Y.C. This 1886, 18 room architectural gem offers seven spacious museum-quality guest rooms with private bath, telephone, wireless internet, and central air conditioning.
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