Charles Whittlesey Power House, Pittsfield

Name: Charles Whittlesey Power House
Address: Pittsfield, United States

#30 among attractions in Pittsfield

Tudor Revival architecture

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The Charles Whittlesey Power House is a historic house located at 575 South Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built about 1912, this Tudor Revival house and its landscaped setting are a rare local example of the country house style propounded by the English architect Edwin Lutyens. The house was built for Charles Whittlesey Power, a local businessman who also served one term as mayor of Pittsfield. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1997. ()

Built: 1912 (112 years ago)Coordinates: 42°25'44"N, 73°15'21"W

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Charles Whittlesey Power House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arrowhead, Colonial Theatre, Temple Anshe Amunim, Morewood School.

0.9 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Arrowhead, Pittsfield
24 min walk • Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years, 1850–1863.
1.2 miN
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
31 min walk • The Colonial Theatre is located at 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Built in 1903, the theater was host to many theater greats including George M.
0.9 miN
Synagogue
Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield
23 min walk • Temple Anshe Amunim is a Reform synagogue located at 26 Broad Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The congregation was founded by German Jewish immigrants in 1869 as Orthodox, but adopted Reform practice in 1879.
~1380 ftW
Greek Revival architecture
Morewood School, Pittsfield
7 min walk • The Morewood School is a historic one-room schoolhouse at 30 South Mountain Road in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Built in 1843, it was converted to a vacation cottage in the 1980s after serving for 130 years as a schoolhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
1.5 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield
38 min walk • Bousquet Mountain is a local ski area serving skiing and snowboarding located on a northern summit of Yokun Ridge in Pittsfield, Massachusetts within the Taconic Mountain Range. It is now owned by Mill Town Capital and has a consulting contract with the Schaefer family which are owners of Berkshire East and Catamount.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Eaton, Pittsfield
32 min walk • The Eaton, Crane & Pike Company Factory, once the Terry Clock Company Factory is a historic former factory complex in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Developed over a period of years between 1883 and 1967, the complex was home to one of Pittsfield's major paper concerns, and a significant local employer.