Founders Hall,
Cranwell Resort & Golf Course
Lenox, Massachusetts
The 88-acre Cranwell Resort contains two of Lenox's historic "Berkshire Cottages," the Beecher (1893) and the Wyndhurst (1911), as well as a broad collection of campus structures built between 1933 and 1974. As part of a comprehensive planning effort to expand the resort's lodging capacity and guest amenities, a number of these structures were evaluated for renovation and integration into the resort's overall character and land use plan.
As the first phase to be implemented, the 1963 Founders Hall (built originally as a dormitory) has been converted into 32 luxury guest rooms. The original "ranch style" structure featured distinctive Perth Amboy brick and slate roofing. By introducing porches, balconies, garden fences, french doors, an arrival porte-cochere and a distinctive roof lantern, the renovated structure's awkward proportions have been concealed and the "new" Founders has become a favorite of guests and owners alike.
Scott Wilson was the Principal-in-Charge and Scott Butler the Project Architect, while with Rothman Partners, Inc.
Golf School, Cranwell Resort & Golf Course
Project
Info
Cost:
$2,700,000 (Phase I)
Complete:
1997
Scope:
Master Planning, Architecture
Client:
Cranwell Resort
Staff:
Scott Wilson, AIA; Scott Butler, AIA; while with Rothman Partners, Inc.
