Price$1,695,000
Est. Mortgage: $/month
MLS Number 220645
- Listings Residential
- Address 1075 Main St
- Bedrooms 5
- Bathroom 5
- Square Feet 4793
Adriance Cottage is the quintessential Williamstown residence. Built in 1872 by John Adriance, Williams class of 1855, it has been a fraternity house, a family residence, and for years the home of a renowned professor. It offers rare opportunities to live with history and participate in its preservation.In its almost 150 years, Adriance Cottage has experienced multiple updates and enlargements. The various owners have observed design integrity and preserved the core historic features and graciousness of this fine home with its unique features and ceilings as high as ten feet. Three wonderful 18th century gaslight fixtures, for example, still illuminate the entrance hall--but now with LEDs. More recently, a decades old electric circuit, originally installed to power an early model A welcoming foyer gives access to all the common areas, the west wing and the grand staircase leading to the second level. The formal dining room with Waterford Chrystal chandelier and handsome fireplace creates a backdrop for sumptuous entertaining. A grandly scaled light flooded living room with coffered ceiling and wet bar offers exceptional space with a flair of relaxed sophistication. Enter through the original double round top exterior doors to the sun porch overlooking the gardens. Cross the marble threshold to the sun soaked den/library giving way through sliding pocket glass doors to your patio and solar heated pool. A state of the art eat-in kitchen with sub zero refrigerator, induction stove, glass cabinets, Corian countertops and an island is spacious enough for everyone to gather. The west wing now used as an office and family room with full bath could easily convert to in law quarters with the hidden kitchenette and private entrance. The gracious second floor landing leads to the master retreat which includes a nursery/exercise room, hallway of closets, a dressing room with access to a deck and master bath with steam shower, Victoria Albert soaking tub, heated towel rack and radiant heat. Your guests are also pampered with 3 en-suite bedrooms in two separate wings, the ultimate in relaxation and tranquility. This exceptional home offers you the finest in Berkshire living.
Listed by Jane S Miller and Kim Murphy Burnham of BURNHAM GOLD REAL ESTATE, LLC
