came on mon sept12.2016. this was our first time here. the gardens are wonderful. the tour guide was great and knows everything the house inside is very big. lots of stairs. they have a very good gift shop and café. thank you for a good tour guide.

The gardens are beautiful and the "cottage" is one that you could find yourself living in quite comfortably. Check the website for tour times. The tour lasts about an hour.

The summer home of a rich NYC lawyer, the house is preserved with all the family artifacts still intact. It was an interesting tour led by a well-informed docent. However, the glory of Naumkeag is it's gardens and vistas which are quite spectacular. We visited at the end of August so the flowers were not in full bloom but we... More 

I went to Naumkeag on a beautiful weekday and had not been in probably 10 years. As the driveway is one way, we were instructed to park around back in a lower parking lot. We then were instructed to purchase tickets at the Welcome Center/at the lower level of the house. The cafe and gift shop is also here. Since... More 

Great stop if you're in the area! We took the house tour (~40 min), which was informative and gave a great overview of the Choate family. The tour guide was clearly very knowledgeable and welcomed questions throughout the tour. I just wish we had the option to spend a little more time in each room or to walk around the... More 

The Choates had money and loved leisure in the outdoors after the rigors of a lucrative law practice in Manhattan and being Ambassador in London. They built a Berkshire Cottage [definition = 30 rooms and 30 acres minimum] of 44 rooms and gorgeous gardens and marvelous views. Tours of house and garden, complete to Miss Choate's gardening tools and curtins... More 

There are several gilded age mansions (termed "cottages") in the Stockbridge-Lenox area. This one is really interesting because the Choate family donated it fully furnished to the preservation Trustees. Most of the cottages have had to be staged with appropriate furnishings and utensils. In Naumkeag, you actually get to see tiny little details like what a fly swatter looked like.... More 

My husband and I visited Naumkeag for a couple hours on a hot summer afternoon. It is a lovely Victorian home with original furnishings. The architecture design by Stanford White is gorgeous. I found the gardens even more pleasing. They are simple to walk through -- the brochure is good and gives concise explanations, but I wish there was more... More