One of the earliest homes in Sandisfield, this New England farmhouse was built, it is believed, in the late 1700's.  Very close to Monterey, just a few minutes from the Monterey General Store and village, it is in a beautifully pastoral setting surrounded by over 70 acres of fields, and logging trails. In addition to the multiple fields there is a pond, barn, colonial stone walls, and majestic old trees.  The house is located on a dead end road across from the barn. 



The home has three fireplaces, and some old wide-board plank floors.  The front porch was enclosed, probably in the last 50 years but is easily returned to its' original state.  The land holds tremendous value and has more than 1600' of frontage, with just 200' needed in Sandisfield for each single-family home. 

Sandisfield has a permanent population of about 825 people, and a few thousand part-time residents who call Sandisfield their second home.  First started to be settled in 1737, and incorporated in 1762, the town was mostly agricultural in the earliest times, with rye fields and orchards filling the land. Around 1800 the population was over 2,000 and the town was very prosperous.  Sawmills grew up along the rivers, but most industry failed in the late nineteenth century, when a planned railway along the Farmington River fell through.  Sandisfield is quite rural with over 40 miles of dirt roads, the largest town by area in Berkshire County (52 square miles),  and among the least densely populated towns in both the Berkshires and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  This rural, mostly forested town has many streams and ponds, and only a few, but growing, number of farms.  The solitude and peaceful qualities are cherished by both full-time and part-time residents alike.