National Register of Historic Places

Rock Ridge

Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Listed
September 15, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000569

About this property

Rock Ridge is a historic house at 48 Tyringham Road in Monterey, Massachusetts. Built in 1898, it is a well-preserved example of a turn-of-the-20th-century summer estate house. The Shingle style house was built in 1898 for Curtis Judd, an Illinois businessman who had grown up in the area. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Rock Ridge is set on a knoll about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the village of Monterey. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a rubblestone foundation and an exterior clad in a combination of stone, wooden clapboards, and wooden shingles. It asymmetrical in layout with a gambrel roof, a conical turret, and an expansive porch wrapping around a large part of the house. The interior is virtually unaltered from its period of construction, including original wood finishes and wallpaper. Outbulidings on the property include a period carriage barn. The house was built in 1898 to a design by Illinois architect Norman Patton for Curtis Judd, a Chicago businessman who had grown up in nearby Lee. The home was judged one of the finest summer estate houses in The Berkshires at the time, and is one of a small number of such houses to survive in Monterey. It has generally been a private summer residence, but was for several years the Lake Garfield Inn. National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Location

Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
42.18594, -73.22115

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When was Rock Ridge listed on the National Register?

Rock Ridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Rock Ridge?

Rock Ridge is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rock Ridge?

The period of significance for Rock Ridge is recorded as the industrial era.

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