Charterhouse of the Transfiguration

The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration is the only Carthusian monastery in the United States, located on Mt. Equinox, outside Arlington, Vermont.

The 7,000-acre (28 km2) property was donated by Joseph George Davidson, a retired Union Carbide Corporation executive.

The charterhouse was designed by architect Victor Christ-Janer & Associates of New Canaan, Connecticut, and fabricated of Vermont granite blocks.

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Coordinates: 43°09′32″N 73°08′55″W / 43.15889°N 73.14861°W / 43.15889; -73.14861


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