Huge House on "The Hill" in Great Barrington
Built in 1896, it’s a gorgeous Victorian with scalloped siding, a turret, a wraparound porch, and what looks to be a roof in great condition.
“The Hill” in Great Barrington is a neighborhood around Fairview Hospital full of grand houses built mostly in the 19th and earth 20th century. It’s worth taking a scening drive up there, especially if you’re in the market for a house, because there’s a nice one at 32 Benton Avenue. Built in 1896, it’s a gorgeous Victorian with scalloped siding, a turret, a wraparound porch, and what looks to be a roof in great condition.
At 4,100 square feet, it’s on a corner lot walkable to downtown Great Barrington, with the bonus of a private backyard space. There’s a high-ceilinged entry foyer, original fireplace, and lots of unspoiled original woodwork, from a double-width staircase to boxy paneling in the common rooms downstairs to raised rings of flowers on one of the fireplaces.
Upstairs are six bedrooms and two newly renovated bathrooms, part of an extensive 2025 renovation that also installed new insulation and windows. Heat pumps provide central heating and cooling, uncommon for a house of this age.
32 Benton Ave is listed for $1,995,000 by Leslie G. Chesloff and Patrice C. Melluzzo at William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Great Barrington.
