Chesterwood (Massachusetts)

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Chesterwood
(U.S. National Historic Landmark District)
Chesterwood
Nearest city:	Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Built/Founded:	1896
Architect:	Bacon,Henry; French,Daniel Chester
Architectural style(s):	Colonial Revival, Other
Designated as NHL:	December 21, 1965
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966
NRHP Reference#:	66000652[1]
Governing body:	Private

Chesterwood was the summer estate and studio of noted American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), located at 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is now a house museum of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and open for tours during the warmer months.

The estate covers 122 acres (0.5 km²) of forest and field in the Berkshires, with French's summer home, studio, and garden dating from the 1920s. His studio and barn contain sculptural studies for a number of his works, most notably:

• 1875 The Minute Man, Old North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts
• 1906 The Continents, United States Customs House, New York City
• 1921 Samuel F. Dupont Memorial, the fountain at Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
• 1922 Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC

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[edit] External links

• Chesterwood
• Chesterwood: The Workshop of an American Sculptor, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan

Studio and garden	Studio interior	Studio detail	Studio detail
View from house

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