Colonial Heritage
Modern Convenience
Room to Grow - or Retire

2,227 sq ft

14,520 square foot lot

3 bedrooms

2.5 baths

11 Closets

45 windows

Original Plaster Walls

Hand Hewn Post & Beam Construction

Recent Compreable Sales

RE Tax History

Home last sold in 1972

$625,000

Built 1770, Renovated regularly throuought its 254 year long history

17 South Main Street Petersham Massachusetts 01366

Richly detailed and filled with light, this unique residence offers all of the gracious conveniences of modern living inside a beautifully renovated historic building. A mix of original architecture, reclaimed materials and historically accurate interior design - with stories to tell —but also with room for you to tell your own.

The Details

INDIVIDUAL ROOMS

In 2022 the oil fired heating System was completely removed and replaced with a Bosch Whole House Heat Pump & Central AC - the wood Pellet stoves are now just used for emergency backup heat and for ambiance

3 Bedrooms w/ eight closets
2.5 Bathrooms
Updated 20’x20’ Kitchen with Wood Pellet Stove
Living Room with Ornate Pellet Stove

Home Office/Study w/ exposed beam celing
Formal Dining Room with Fireplace

Library with Fireplace

Formal Front Hall

Mud Room/Pantry

Attached Wood Room

Full 1400 Sq Ft Basement with seven windows

Two Basement Workshops

Laundry Room washer/dryer stay

Two walk-in exterior doors to Basement

Detached one car/storage space garage

Imported Hand-Painted Italian Tile

Solid Brass Fixtures
Tub & Shower Combination
Custom Oak Cabinetry

WINDOWS

Guest Bath

DOWNSTAIRS BATH

Kitchen

Custom Cabinets

Corian & Faux Slate Countertops
White Appliances
Dishwasher

Glass Door Wood Pellet Stove
Expansive windows facing East & South

New Dimable LED Lighting

New Sink Plumbing 2025

New Water Filter 2025

RAISED PANELED WALLS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE

RECENT UPDATES

Whole House Bosch Heat Pump & Central Air Conditioning 2022

Internet Connected Ecobee Thermostat 2026
Whole House Blown-in Insulation 2020
200 Amp Electric Service 2022

Whole House Emporia Elec Monitoring System 2022

Stone Foundation resealed 2024
New Roof 2014

Interior Painting 2022
Alarm System 2022

Brick Heringbone Pattern Front Walkway 2023

Emergency Generator Replacement 2021

Refurbished Water Softener 2019

Additional Gutters Installed 2023

Extensive Tree Triming 2023

Additional High Tree Triming 2025

Major Landscaping Upgrade 2025

Rheem Hybrid Heat Pump Hot Water Heater Installed 2025

Net Zero Ready completed 2026

Recent Title V Septic Approved Inspection December 2025

National Grid Heat Pump Electricity Rate Qualified 2025

New Kitchen Water Filter 2025

New Kitchen Sink Plumbing 2025

FLOORING & WAINSCOATING

Wide Pine Floors
Italian Tile Master Bath
Reclaimed Southern Yellow Pine

Pine wainscoating boards 28” wide in the Living Room

This home has a total of 45 windows. Primarily a combination of 12 over 12 and diamond pane sashes. Each window is protected by a white screen/storm window. Many of the original 18th century 12 over 12 windows are glazed with the original wavy hand-blown panes of glass.