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Friday, March 09, 2007

LINWOOD HOUSE


Stockbridge, MA - Charles Butler, a prestigious New York lawyer built this house in 1859. This residence was among the first elegant summer homes known as "Berkshire Cottages.

Norman Rockwell would ride his bicycle to this house daily and became aquainted with the Musgrave family, the house was passed down to Marguirite Butler Musgrave.

The grounds are where the Norman Rockwell Museum is now located.

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LINWOOD HOUSE

posted by Bill @ 6:17 AM

2 Comments:

At 7:38 AM, Blogger Louisiana said...

this is a beautiful, stunning home. wow, can you imagine the life of the ones who lived here..

 
At 1:23 PM, Blogger Jenny said...

I think I saw this home featured on a History channel special once. It's absulutely beautiful and I, for one, would love to visit in person one day.

 

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