Mount Greylock Summit Historic District
- Vicinity: Jct of Notch, Rockwell, and Summit Rds.
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1838/07/00 | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Life | During a visit to North Adams, Massachusetts, Hawthorne climbs Mount Greylock several times. | |||
| 1844/07/00 | Henry David Thoreau | Life | Thoreau spends a night on the summit of Mount Greylock. His depiction of this trip in "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" (1849) describes his climb up what is today the Bellows Pipe Trail. | |||
| 1851/08/00 | Herman Melville | Life | While Mrs Melville stays at home, Herman Melville and Sarah Morewood camp with friends on Mt Greylock enjoying Brandy Cherries, champagne, port wine and rum. | Port Wine | ||
| 1851/08/00 | Sarah Morewood | Life | Mrs Sarah Morewood camps with her neighbor, Herman Melville, and friends at the summit of Mount Greylock, drinking champagne, port wine and rum. "In some of our long walks we have taken a spyglass with us so as to bring nearer to us the Tower." SM | Champagne | ||
| 1933/06/30 | Maginnis and Walsh | Architect | The Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower is dedicated. The 93-foot-tall structure was built of Quincy Granite by contractors J G Roy and Son of Springfield in 1931-32 at a cost of $200,000. | |||
| 1938/00/00 | Joseph MacArthur Vance | Architect | Designed by Joseph Vance in a rustic style, Bascom Lodge is built between 1932-1938 using native materials of Greylock schist and red spruce. |
| Particulars for Mount Greylock Summit Historic District: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Bungalow-craftsman |
| Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
| Area of Significance | Conservation |
| Area of Design | Decorative Arts |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Industry |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Historic Use | Monument |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Historic Use | Outdoor recreation |
| Material | Quincy Granite |
| Owner | State |
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