Built 1918 Opened 1918 Phone +1 413-442-2106 | NRHP Reference # 73001943 Area 4 ha Added to NRHP 14 August 1973 | |
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Nearest city Pittsfield, Massachusetts Address 730 South Stree, Pittsfield, MA 01201, USA Similar Boston University Tanglewo, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colonial Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Garden Gables Inn | ||
South Mountain Concert Hall is a historic performance hall in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was built in 1918 by Chicago native Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, who had moved to the Berkshires in a bid to improve her husband's health. A longtime supporter of chamber music, Mrs. Coolidge in 1916 established the Berkshire String Quartet, which at first gave concerts in her home. Two years later she had a performance hall built on her property that continues in use today.
The hall was built to resemble a church, featuring a cupola on the roof and a porte cochere. The main timbers for the building were taken from an old textile mill, and the seats were pews taken from a church. In addition to the hall Mrs Coolidge had cabins built to provide housing for performers. The hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.