Public Remarks: A 1780 post and beam central chimney cape with three fireplaces with numerous additions, the latest being 2017. High end kitchen with stunning view and all new cabinets and appliances. A delightful blend of historic, now with open plan, and stylish contemporary. Dog fenced yard and scenic views of Long Pond and Catamount beyond.All new mechanicals, Unico high velocity system provides heat and AC and high efficiency propane boiler provides domestic hot water and radiators as a second heat source. Tracking solar and whole house generator. All new siding, roofing and insulation. One bedroom stand alone guest house with kitchen and bath, not included in the square footage. Mudroom pendant fixture and shed not included. Basement wood stove will convey without permit. The Town Assessor lists the date as 1780. The seller's research indicates it was built in 1741 and is the oldest continuously occupied house in the area.
Single-familyProperty Type
1780Year Built
31.7 acresLot Size
$707Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Jonathan Hankin• BERKSHIRE PROPERTY AGENTS, LLC
Bought with Helen Mullany• HELEN MULLANY REAL ESTATE, LLC
Berkshire:South. Antique Cape Style Home with a 21st century makeover. Modern and charming many of the original details remain including a Beehive oven, two additional fireplaces, wide board gorgeous Kings' boards rarely found on the first floor, breathtaking views, new state of the art kitchen, four bdrms, a guest cottage, and a new clay tennis court. Minutes to all Berkshire County attractions. Great Barrington was named " Best Small Town in America" by the Smithsonian Magazine in 2012. Minutes from the charming New England Village of Great Barrington with a variety of fabulous restaurants and shops of the bustling downtown. Visit the first Berkshire Farmers' Market at the old fair grounds on Saturday mornings in the spring, summer, and fall months. Wyantenuck Country Club and the Egremont Country Club close by offer golf, tennis, and swimming. Lake Mansfield is a stones throw with its sandy beach and picnic tables. Catch an innovative movie at the Triplex Cinema downtown. It is a two and one half hour drive from New York City and the same from Boston and easy access from the Mass Turnpike and from the Taconic Parkway. Minutes to Tanglewood which is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Mount and Shakespeare & Company, Kripalu for world class yoga, Cranwell Spa, and Canyon Ranch of the Berkshires are all in near by Lenox, also close to the Berkshire Theatre Festival, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in Becket and only minutes to Butternut or Catamount Ski areas. Live in the center of the very best of the Berkshires a year round destination.
BCMLS #196826
Jul 8, 2013
Sold
$700,000
$215/sq ft
Jan 15, 2012
Listed
$675,000
$207/sq ft
+25
Public Remarks
1742 Classic Cape With Lake and Mountain Views. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath home sits on 25 open acres with more land available. As you approach the house you are greeted by a fieldstone wall and an Ashfield patio. Stunning details including wide board chestnut floors, 4 fireplaces, exposed beams, original iron hardware and cozy guest cottage. Extra 9 acre lot for $150,000 or $750,000 for both.
Public Records
Jan 13, 1995
Sold
$256,000
$79/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2022
$18,834 (+5.6%)
$344,500 + $1,105,800
$1,450,300
2019
$17,839 (+6.4%)
$319,500 + $815,300
$1,134,800
2018
$16,767 (+21.7%)
$319,500 + $799,800
$1,119,300
2017
$13,779 (+14.5%)
$319,500 + $624,300
$943,800
2016
$12,038 (+9.9%)
$316,300 + $526,100
$842,400
2015
$10,954
$324,400 + $474,000
$798,400
Tax history for 263 Long Pond Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2022
$18,834 (+5.6%)
$344,500 + $1,105,800
$1,450,300
2019
$17,839 (+6.4%)
$319,500 + $815,300
$1,134,800
2018
$16,767 (+21.7%)
$319,500 + $799,800
$1,119,300
2017
$13,779 (+14.5%)
$319,500 + $624,300
$943,800
2016
$12,038 (+9.9%)
$316,300 + $526,100
$842,400
2015
$10,954
$324,400 + $474,000
$798,400
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.