WATERFRONT……The Shire is a dramatic 6,000 sq ft Contemporary on Lake Garfield. It has an open living plan with a main level primary bedroom en suite and 3 generous guest bedrooms, an eat-in solarium kitchen and a living room with three sides of glass to take in the view seen from most rooms. 5+ acres of landscaped and manicured grounds, beautiful stonework, and mature trees for lakeside privacy. A separate 3-car garage/workshop/storage, spacious multi-level decking complete with hot tub, a tennis court and almost 500 feet of private water frontage with private dock in this stunning one-of-a-kind Berkshire location!! 15 minutes to Great Barrington and just 25 minutes to Lenox/Tanglewood.
What’s the most compelling thing about this property?
From the moment you walk into this house you are drawn to the panoramic view of the lake and mountains, which can be seen from almost every room in the house including the main level primary bedroom, which has direct access to the extensive decking with hot tub.
For whom is this house perfect?
With spacious common rooms on both levels and bedrooms in different wings of the house for great privacy, The Shire is perfect for people who love to entertain family and friends, surrounded by five+ acres of peaceful tranquility for sublime lakefront living.
What’s the most fun thing to do within five miles of this house?
Owning a lake house on Lake Garfield offers the privilege of memorable days on (and in) one of the most beautiful lakes in the Berkshires, but within a short distance you can enjoy the Bidwell House Museum, Campbell Falls State Forest, Umpachene Falls, Benedict Pond in the Beartown State Forest or skiing at Butternut Basin in nearby Great Barrington.
If this house could talk, what secret would it tell about its history?
So they could capture sweeping water and mountain views from almost every room, the original owners of this home built the main residence on the highest plateau of the acreage and created a trail downward to the water frontage. Although the trail slopes gently, thanks to the generous size of the plot, the current owners are including a Gator all-terrain vehicle as part of the sale offering, to ensure your complete enjoyment on the trail.
