history
Riverbrook offers a variety of housing options, including semi-independent living situations and shared living homes off campus. At the main house, women are provided with twenty four hour supervision. More independent options are made available where appropriate.
Originally the gracious Riverbrook mansion was the home of sculptor Frederic Crowinshield, whose son, Frank, was the first editor of Vanity Fair. The main house, which includes eight enormous bedrooms, a drawing room, library, formal dining room and office complex, is considered a Berkshire cottage, a lavish summer home. Construction of George deGersdorff's architectural plan was completed around 1912 with the building boasting steel beams as major support - a rarity in Stockbridge at that early date.
As you admire the majesty of the setting and open the front door, you enter into the life of a unique community. Each woman, with her poignant history, has found a place in this warm home. Some are leaders, others follow. Each has developed a full and meaningful life.