Unique 1796 Center Chimney Colonial
Restored
■ Renovated
■ Expanded
There are times when what we are truly seeking is
right in our midst. So it may be with this unexpected, elegant, historic
home superbly located three miles to Tanglewood and minutes to the
centers of Stockbridge and Lenox.. The grounds, gardens, terrace, and
ponds mirror the elegance to be found within.
The main part of the home, a
superb example of a classic 1796 center chimney colonial, boasts high
ceilings and a myriad of original details intact - wide floorboards,
paneling, mantles, doors and hardware - which infuse the home with a
sense of history and place. On the first floor is a parlor, library, 1st
floor bedroom with full bath, original built-in Shaker clock in hallway,
and the original kitchen now a gracious formal dining room. The original
colonial has no less than 3 wonderful fireplaces on the first floor
including the enormous original kitchen fireplace with beehive oven and
unique double cranes.
The original staircase brings you to a large
master suite and a large guest suite each with fireplace and large
updated bathrooms and an additional bedroom with original plank walls.
Down the back staircase to a true cook's eat-in kitchen with new high
end stainless steel appliances, huge walk-in pantry, and original Dutch
doors to the dining room and to the hallway. The mud room entry off the
front porch has beamed ceilings and a beamed full bath with a marble
vessel sink, and European tiled walls and high end English brass
fixtures both practical and truly elegant.
The piece de resistance is a
huge (25x25) conservatory/garden room, inspired by Mt. Vernon, with 12
sets of large double windows, paneling, built-in sound system, antiqued
brick floor, a nearly exact reproduction of the dining room fireplace
and French doors leading to a large (16 x 25) terrace with antiqued
brick floor, splashing fountain and large stone steps leading to the
gardens, and ponds with waterfall. Brilliant light bathes the brick
floor in all seasons with both a timelessness and a sense of well-being
that very few colonial home expansions can match.
This true period home has new
mechanicals, three zone heating and central air-conditioning, huge
two-car attached garage, and exquisite details throughout both old and
new. The home is superbly located in the heart of the Berkshires.
Unique Antique Charm
■ Perfect Location ■
Beautiful Private Grounds
Available
Exclusively from
wm. Brockman Real Estate
$1,450,000
