Stockbridge also is home to the Norman Rockwell Museum; turn-of-the-20th-century, luxury summer homes known as the “Berkshire Cottages”; and the Village Cemetery, where the first slave to be legally freed in the United States is buried.
Merwin House, 14 Main St., was built around 1825 and enlarged at the end of the century. The house has a period collection of European and American furniture and decorative arts; phone (617) 994-6662.
Shopping
Main Street and Elm Street have quaint shops offering clothing, crafts and gifts.