The Berkshires’ Vanderbilt Mansion
Posted: June 9, 2026 | Source: www.loveproperty.comIn the late 1800s, the Berkshires in Massachusetts was the prime spot for the Gilded Age wealthy to show off their money by building giant mansions, or “summer cottages” as society’s upper crust called them. One of the biggest and best was the Vanderbilt Berkshires Estate, formerly Elm Court, designed by the architectural firm Peabody & Stearns. The mansion is about the same size as the White House with 55,000 square feet and 106 rooms with 40 acres of gardens done by Frederick Law Olmsted, well known for his work on New York’s Central Park.