Great Barrington
Outside are a sweeping lawn, picturesque rock outcroppings, 25-meter heated saltwater pool, hot tub, stone firepit, barn, and two-bedroom guesthouse. $6,800,000. Mary Jane White, Cohen + White Assocs., (413) 429-7611.
Lenox
Historic Winthrop Estate, just outside of downtown near shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions, has been a country home, offices, and events venue. Restored as a 10-bedroom private house, this 1929 Tudor Revival of stone, stucco, and elaborate brickwork has high ceilings, crown molding, wood paneling, nine fireplaces, and formal rooms including a library and a conservatory.
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On the 45-acre mountain view property are terraces, gardens, woods, a carriage barn, and a three-bedroom midcentury-modern additional house. $5,500,000. Selina Lamb, Birch Properties, (413) 331-7483.
Egremont
This farmhouse-style five-bedroom home is walking distance to shops and a pond, and a short drive to Great Barrington. The 1950 structure includes a 1540s English post-and-beam barn added as a great room, with 28-foot-high ceilings, exposed timbers, brick fireplace and windows framing mountain views; a large kitchen opening to a screened porch; and a pine-paneled den with a fireplace.
On the 5.73-acre lot are a patio, pool, lawns, trees and a spring- fed pond. $1,295,000. Maureen Kirkby, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty, (413) 446-5634.
Stockbridge
Minutes from downtown, this seven-bedroom home is also a short drive from Lake Mahkeenac and the Tanglewood music festival. Designed by modernist architect John Rogers, the 1968 house features vaulted wood-clad ceilings, wide-plank floors, and floor-to-ceiling windows; a living-dining room with double-sided fireplace; an eat-in chef’s kitchen with attached greenhouse; a gym and indoor pool; and a catering kitchen.
The 57-acre wooded property includes landscaped grounds with professionally curated gardens, outdoor pool, tennis court and playground. $4,750,000. Nancy Cole, Compass, (978) 402-5790.
Richmond
Just over the hill from Tanglewood, this three-bedroom lodge is also less than 10 minutes by car from downtown Lenox. The 1989 house has a main living area with exposed-truss cathedral ceiling, wall of glass doors and whitewashed-brick fireplace; a skylit galley kitchen with rustic cabinets and granite counters; and upstairs and downstairs decks with views of green lawns and mature trees.
The 10-acre forested property comes with deeded access to Fairview Pond. $995,000. Martha Piper, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, (413) 627-4599.
Sheffield
This three-bedroom home abutting a wildlife area is a short drive from the shops, dining and Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center of Great Barrington. The 1955 midcentury-modern, open-plan ranch features wood and concrete floors, built-ins, a great room with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, a pass-through kitchen with penny tile backsplash, and a seasonal screened porch.
The 1.29-acre wooded lot includes yards, trees, a shed and access to Berkshire Trout Pond. $549,000. Karen Climo, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, (413) 429-6732.
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