Mountain Rest
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Mountain Rest
Mountain Rest, at Spruce Corner Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 10, 1983: the first place in Goshen to be listed. Only 1,475 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its literature, education, architecture and religion, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 138 other Massachusetts listings. The listing covers 32.8 acres.
What it isHistoric religious summer retreat on Wildwood Lane, off Spruce Corner Road in Goshen, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 56 MB · National Archives↗Finding Mountain Rest
Spruce Corner Rd., Goshen
No other Register listing is within a short walk.
Victorian style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.
Memories of Mountain Rest
The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.
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Questions about Mountain Rest
Is Mountain Rest on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Nov 10, 1983 (Register number 83003984).
Is Mountain Rest a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William Cullen Bryant Homestead, 4.8 miles away.
Can you visit Mountain Rest?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Mountain Rest?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 56 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63795489 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.