With 106 rooms in 55,000 square feet, Vanderbilt Berkshires Estate is the largest shingle-style home in the United States. ELM COURT ARCHIVES / COURTESY PHOTOS In the late 1800s, the Berkshires in Massachusetts was a prime spot for the Gilded Age wealthy to show off their money by building giant mansions, or “summer cottages” as
Ten years on, the future of a Gilded Age mansion known as Elm Court remains in limbo. Its owner wants to extend permits granted for a 112-room resort on what
Architect, author and historian Gary Lawrance will give a visual presentation on "Elm Court: Berkshires Estate of Emily Vanderbilt and William Sloane" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Ventfort