Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, Lenox

Name: Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio
Address: 92 Hawthorne St, Lenox, 01240-2403, United States
Telephone: +1 413-637-0166

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The Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio is a historic house museum and former art studio in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The house and studio were home to American Abstract Artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen. The studio was built in Bauhaus style in 1930 by Morris and his friend George Sanderson. The house was added in 1941, designed by John Butler Swann. The house and studio were entered onto the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. ()

Built: 1930 (94 years ago)Area: 46 acres (0.0719 mi²)Architectural style: BauhausCoordinates: 42°20'56"N, 73°17'59"W

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92 Hawthorne StLenox 01240-2403 United States

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+1 413-637-0166

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