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This Northumberland Road house was built in 1900 and has four bedrooms and four recently updated bathrooms.
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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Sunny, Charming Home in Pittsfield

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Are you looking for a charming home with sun-filled rooms and curb appeal? Then this might be the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 100 Northumberland Road.

This house was built in 1900 and has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. It is 3,008 square feet on 0.44 acres, and is on the market for $549,000.

It sits on a quiet, tree-lined avenue and has plenty of curb appeal with its welcoming front porch. It boasts a grand fireplace in the formal living room, a sunlit dining room, updated bathrooms and a third-floor common space between two of the bedrooms. The house will come with major appliances.

It has a detached two-car garage, a backyard deck, and an in-ground pool with a slide. 

The house is also connected to a beloved Pittsfield mentor who has a popular field named after him.

We spoke to Laura Arseneau from Paula Mclean Realtors Inc., which has the listing. 

What do you think makes this property stand out in the current market?

Arseneau: 100 Northumberland sits on the largest lot on Northumberland. Inground pool, two-car garage and large enough yard for entertaining, gardening or playing yard games. 

Do you know any unique stories about the home or its history?

It was owned by George "Buddy" and Ann Pellerin. Buddy was an instrumental coach in the city of Pittsfield. Clapp Park is also called Buddy Pellerin Field in his honor and memory. Pittsfield is the home of baseball and Buddy Pellerin LOVED baseball with many youth's lives touched by his inspiration and coaching. 

What kind of buyer would this home be ideal for?

Anyone! Need more space for your growing family? Planning on living multi-generation? Need a home office? This home has room inside and out for anyone! 

What do the current owners love most about the home?

It's been in the family for decades and hosts many precious memories.  The family is looking forward to the home's next chapter.

What was your first impression when you walked into the home?

It's grand, spacious and hold lots of classic charm. Very New England colonial. Large spacious bedrooms, updated bathrooms.

What would you say to a buyer trying to imagine their life in this space?

This home has the bones, grit and class, with room for everyone inside and out. Great location — southeast Pittsfield. Berkshire charmer with world class ready for it's next adventure. 

You can find out more about this house on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

 


 





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Extra Dalton Water Seats Stuck on Beacon Hill

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass.— The proposed amendment to the Fire District's Charter, which would expand the Board of Water Commissioners from three to five members, is still under state review.
 
With election season approaching, District Treasurer/Clerk Melanie Roucoulet said she has received several questions and concerns about when the Board of Water Commissioners will expand from three to five members.
 
During elections last May, voters approved a citizen's petition to change the board to five members in an effort to reduce the risk of Open Meeting Law violations. The change increases the number of members to have a quorum. 
 
According to state Rep. Leigh Davis' office, the bill was passed to be engrossed in the House and is currently within the Senate Rules Committee, Roucoulet said. 
 
State Sen. Paul Marks' office has written a letter to the committee asking for the bill to be released so it can continue through the legislative process. However, as of yet, there isn't an estimated timeline, Roucoulet said. 
 
She said she was informed it could take up to two years. 
 
Prudential Committee Chair Daniel Filiault explained that one challenge with the amendment is that it alters the charter, requiring a legal review to ensure it has the proper language .
 
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