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1959 Map of Stockbridge

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Stockbridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Tanglewood Auditorium and the surrounding cultural landscape of the southern Berkshires are captured here just as the modern interstate era was beginning. The map details a unique concentration of religious and educational institutions, including the Shadowbrook Novitiate, The Marian Fathers Monastery, and Our Lady of Mercy Seminary. This 1959 revision illustrates the complex transportation network where the Massachusetts Turnpike cuts across the established routes of the New York New Haven and Hartford RR.

From the waters of Stockbridge Bowl (Lake Mahkeenac) to the steep slopes of Monument Mountain, the topography reflects a region defined by both its natural summits and its high-society estates. The presence of the Chesterwood Museum and numerous private academies like the Cranwell Prep Sch and Fox Hollow Sch underscores the area's mid-century transition from gilded-age retreats to a hub of arts, education, and theology.