Ventfort Hall
- Address: 120 and 148 Walker St and 55 Kemble St
- Hours: Open Daily Year-Round Monday through Friday 10am - 5pmWeekends 10am - 3pm
- Phone: 413-637-3206
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1863/05/02 | Robert Gould Shaw | Groom | Anna Kneeland Haggerty marries Robert Gould Shaw in New York City. Deciding to marry before his unit leaves Boston, the couple spend their brief honeymoon at the Haggerty family home, Vent Fort, in Lenox, Mass. | |||
| 1891/00/00 | Rotch and Tilden | Architect | After tearing down the existing residence, construction begins on Ventfort Hall, a summer home for George H and Sarah S Morgan, built 1891-1893. | |||
| 1893/00/00 | Sarah Morgan | Home | Ventfort Hall is completed for George H and Sarah S Morgan. | |||
| 1911/00/00 | Junius Spencer Morgan II | Home | After the death of their father, George Morgan, Junius Spencer Morgan II and Caroline Morgan inherit Ventfort. | |||
| 1916/00/00 | Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt | Home | Margaret Vanderbilt rents Ventfort Hall for several years, 1916-1917. | |||
| 1925/00/00 | W Roscoe and Mary Minturn Bonsal buy Ventfort Hall after seven years as tenants. Bonsal, built the first cross-state railroad in Florida and served as president and treasurer of the North and South Carolina Railway and the South Carolina Western Railway. |
| Particulars for Ventfort Hall: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Jacobethan Revival |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Architectural Style | Tudor Revival |
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