Gilded Era Library -- Real Estate -- Listings of the Week

This richly appointed library has built-in bookshelves and a window seat to cozy up with a book. In Stockbridge, the 1870 Gilded Age mansion has been fully restored and is sited on 33 acres that are private yet within walking distance of town. The 8,500 square-foot main house offers 20 rooms including a gourmet kitchen, formal dining room, octagonal sunroom, two libraries, a music room, family room, and playroom. There are eight bedrooms, four full and two half bathrooms and nanny quarters. The main house is complemented by a carriage house, greenhouse, guest house, pool, studio, barn complex with paddocks, a magnificent maze, and formal gardens. Listed for $6.9 million by Landvest.