Charming brick cottage with easy access to everything.

Beautifully renovated 1834 school house with high ceilings (9'), exposed brick and beams downstairs and upstairs, refinished original wood floors, and thick walls (it is very quiet inside the house). The lower level is an open concept living area with 500 sf for living, dining, and kitchenette. Upstairs has two good size bedrooms (or bedroom plus office/study) and a bathroom with shower. The downstairs has sliding doors that open to a fenced backyard.

The house has septic, which means no garbage disposal, and treating the plumbing with reasonable care. W/D are in a separate room downstairs with the furnace and an extra toilet (it's not an actual bathroom). Dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, stove/oven in the kitchen.

Well behaved furry friends are welcome. The home has an electric fence in the front yard and the back yard is enclosed with a physical fence. The yard in back overlooks a neighbor’s very large yard, and there is farmland beyond that.

There is a 1 car garage with storage space, and ample space on the property for additional (outdoor) parking. This home is truly a 10 to 12 minute drive to all 5 colleges (we drove to each). The PVTA route 39 provides regular service during the academic seasons between Smith, Hampshire, and Mt. Holyoke Colleges, with connections to UMASS and Amherst College. But in addition, Cooley Dickinson Hospital is 10-15 minutes away, and the hospitals of Holyoke or Springfield are within a half hour commute.

This is a quintessential New England rural retreat (fall foliage, nearby pumpkin patch, winter snow) with ample access to all the world class cultural and artistic events of the Pioneer Valley and its 5 colleges.