$839,000
About this home
A rare blend of historic New England character and modern luxury, this beautifully renovated and restored circa-1800 home offers gracious country living just minutes from Amherst. Originally built as the Ziba Cook Tavern and later described as an inn and “popular resort,” the home has a distinctive past. Today, wide-plank floors, vintage millwork, and stone details pair beautifully with a modern chef’s kitchen, new mudroom, and two and a half bathrooms. Completely new 200 amp electrical system, new copper waterlines, new waste lines, new energy efficient windows, new water heater, new well tank, new secondary heating and cooling for the second floor, an all new appliances. A new first-floor primary suite offers a private bath and fireplace, while upstairs are three additional bedrooms, a full bath with double vanity, soaking tub and convenient laundry space. Set in the beautiful Pelham hills, the property offers privacy, abundant wildlife, nearby trails, and a fenced backyard. An adjacent, approved two-acre building lot, perc tested with approved septic design, is also available for separate purchase, offering the opportunity to expand the property to more than four acres or create an additional home site. Just four miles from downtown Amherst and convenient to UMass Amherst, the home offers a peaceful country lifestyle with access to Bradley International Airport and connections to Boston and New York City. Country living without isolation.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- MLS Property Information Network
- MLS #
- 73594920
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 1
- On market date
- October 25, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2.5
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- 4
- Lot size
- 2.28 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 117
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.0:1
- District
- Pelham
- Enrollment
- 412
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.0:1
- District
- Amherst-Pelham
- Enrollment
- 858
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.3:1
- District
- Amherst-Pelham
Walkability
Blended score for Pelham's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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