261 Osceola Rd, Richmond, MA 01254

Public Remarks

These are the Berkshire views you've been dreaming of. Meadow, mountains and enormous sky surround you in nearly every direction, with stunning westerly views across preserved fields to the lower Taconic Mountains. Morning light moves across the meadow; evenings end with the sun dropping behind the ridgeline. Spring brings wildflowers and returning birds, summer fills the fields with native plants and pollinators, autumn moves across the mountains in color, and winter transforms it all to snow-covered meadow and white-capped peaks. Perhaps your greatest pleasure will be getting out into it--walking the fields, cross-country skiing after fresh snow, watching the birds and wildlife, or discovering what has changed in the meadow from one day to the next. The land around you is preserved and protected, so the open fields and mountain views that make this setting so compelling will remain just that. Inside, the house keeps drawing your eye back out. Start the morning in the beautifully renovated kitchen, coffee in hand and meadow and mountains outside the window. KraftMaid cabinetry, Brazilian silver soapstone counters, open shelving, updated appliances and a generous island make this a kitchen meant to be used and enjoyed. Sliding doors lead straight to the deck, where slender cable railings keep those long western views uninterrupted. In the large living room, broad windows take in another remarkable sweep of meadow and mountain, while hardwood floors and a wood-burning fireplace bring warmth when the weather turns. The landscape changes from room to room, but never really leaves you. The owner has tended the property with real dedication to native plants, pollinators, birds and wildlife, and the landscape is wonderfully alive. A kestrel nesting box in the meadow, monitored through the Berkshire Bird Observatory, feels perfectly at home here. With 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 2,064 square feet, the residence is bright, comfortable and refreshingly unfussy. Considerable recent investment makes year-round Berkshire living that much easier, with a newer roof, owned solar, heat pumps, hybrid heat-pump/electric hot water, whole-house Generac generator, Aquasana water filtration, upgraded 200-amp electrical service and EV-ready wiring. An attached two-car garage is especially welcome when the snow arrives. Part of Osceola Notch, the property enjoys shared preserved common land and a community tennis court, with association stewardship helping maintain the open character of the landscape. Lenox and West Stockbridge are just minutes away, with Tanglewood and the cultural life of the Berkshires close at hand. It is an uncommon combination: a beautifully updated Richmond home, a living native landscape, preserved open land and sweeping Berkshire mountain views that are part of everyday life--from the first look out the kitchen window in the morning to the last light over the Taconics at day's end.

Public Remarks

If you're looking for the best location in the Berkshires this is it. This beautiful home is being offered for the first time and is situated between 45 acres of conservation land on one side and 75 acres on the other. Sweeping views of meadows and moutain scapes, the lot behind the house can never be built upon so your view will always be protected. This home has been lovingly cared for and maintained. Hardwood floors throughout the bright and sunny first floor. The second floor has all new carpeting and a master bedroom with 3/4 bath. In need of some cosmetic updating but well worth it for the location!!