795,000

Sixty wooded acres at the end of a quiet, town maintained dead-end road, rising behind and beside a circa 1840 farmhouse with room for everyone. In the Berkshires that combination rarely comes up, and even more rarely under $800,000. The original house and its addition are seamlessly joined, each with its own entrance and stairway: five bedrooms and five private baths upstairs, plus a sixth full bath off the dining room. Wood burning fireplaces, two screened porches, a tennis court, and handsome stonework inside and out. Old cart roads wind through the woods toward a nineteenth century quarry, with room to hike, ski, garden, and roam from the back door. Newer windows, insulation, and Hardie board siding mean the big work is done. Five bedrooms, sixty acres, one dead-end road. Come walk it. Sixty wooded acres at the end of a quiet, town maintained dead-end road, rising behind and beside a circa 1840 farmhouse with room for everyone. In the Berkshires, that combination rarely comes up, and even more rarely under $800,000. This is a lot of land and a lot of house for the money, and both are the point. The original farmhouse and a later addition are seamlessly joined, yet each keeps its own entrance and stairway, so guests, teenagers, and visiting grandparents all have space of their own. Five bedrooms upstairs, each with its own private bath. A sixth full bath sits off the dining room on the main floor. Multiple wood burning fireplaces, two screened porches, a tennis court, and handsome stonework inside and out that ties the house back to the quarry it's named for. It's a real old house, with history and character, and the updates that usually scare buyers off are already handled: newer windows, added insulation, Hardie board siding. You move in and start with the fun decisions, not the urgent ones. The current owners weren't looking for this house. They were looking for a small lake cottage. Twenty-six years later, it's easy to see why they stayed. This became their place to gather. In summer, the back screened porch was their living room and dining room. In winter, they came together in front of the fire. It's easy to reach, from Boston and New York, and easy to reach everything that makes the Berkshires the Berkshires. Jacob's Pillow is next door in Becket. Tanglewood, the Norman Rockwell Museum, Shakespeare and Company, and the Berkshire Theatre Group are all within range. Great Barrington and Lee bring restaurants, shops, and some of the best farmers' markets anywhere. Otis Ridge Ski Area is right in town, small, beginner-friendly, and running since 1946, with Butternut and the bigger mountains a short drive off. Inherent to the home is the land. Like much of New England, what were once farm fields and pastures have gradually returned to forest. Old cart roads still wind through the woods, inviting exploration in every season. Follow them north toward the remains of a small nineteenth century quarry just past the property line. That is living history. Hike, mountain bike, cross-country ski, or just explore, right from your back door. A few old perennials still come back every year, and there's good sun and space for a real vegetable garden. Plant blueberries. Plant an orchard. Plant whatever you've always wanted to grow. Spend the afternoon at the nearby beach. Bike to dinner. At night the stars are bright enough to show the Milky Way, and the loudest things you'll hear are the peepers and the owls. That's the kind of peace that comes with knowing the road ends at your door. The best old houses are the ones that get lived in. This one is ready for the next family to do exactly that. Come see it.