Originally constructed around 1850 when the Stockbridge & Pittsfield Railroad (leased by the original Housatonic Railroad) came to the area, Lenox Station was one of three within the town, the others being at Lenox Dale and New Lenox. The original Lenox station was located at the intersection of Housatonic and Crystal Streets and served the Housatonic Railroad and later the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad after 1892. It burned to the ground on January 24, 1902.
On September 29, 1902, The Berkshire Eagle reported that the construction contract for the new station had been let to James Clifford …
The Lenox Station museum and grounds will be open every Saturday from the end of May through the first weekend of September. (May 25, 2019 - August 31, 2019) 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m