Christine's Bed and Breakfast Carriage House Inn and Tea Room - Housatonic - Massachusetts - Mass. - MA - Halfway between Great Barrington and Stockbridge
A Bed and Breakfast Carriage House Inn located in Housatonic, Massachusetts
Halfway between Great Barrington, MA and Stockbridge, MA
 
Christine's Bed and Breakfast Carriage House Inn and Tea Room - Housatonic - Massachusetts - Mass. - MA - Halfway between Great Barrington and Stockbridge

The Rumford Dining Room - 1780
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History of Christine's

 

Christine’s Bed and Breakfast, located in Housatonic, Massachusetts, MA offers accommodations and lodging near Berkshire, Southern Berkshire, Stockbridge, Great Barrington, Lenox, Tanglewood, and other surrounding areas.

 

HISTORY ABOUT THE INN
"1780 "circa

Christine's is an authentic 229 year old plus Berkshire cottage Farmhouse located in the foothills of Tom Ball Mountain. In the 1700's a Mr. Robert Turner lived here with his family and it was part of the Turner Farm estate on North Plain Rd in Housatonic MA. Mr. Turner was well known in this community and worked hard for the people to help them out. North Plain road  from the 1700-1800's was the main dirt road to Housatonic, where all the people from Great Barrington would travel to buy their goods weekly, by horse and buggie." Where Jacks Grill is now." from the working kitchen to the "best room" has two working  large fireplaces, one bring a Rumford. Rumford fireplaces are rare, they were designed in the 1800's to whole the heat from the fireplace to go out into the room. Families then in the evening would sit around the table and tell stories or do reading with eachother, so the room had to whole the heat.

This cottage was lucky to have two rooms, most places only had one room for the living and kitchen to live in.  The history of this place was called a Grand Cottage, because it had more than one room for living space.

 

 The Kitchen called the Fireroom is where all the cooking and iceboxes would be. Yet the kitchen was not always such a pleasant place to be usually due to a great deal of smoke from the fireplace

But any one of these fireplaces was the most important feature of the early american keeping room. And still is today with seasonal attention that welcomes all four seasons.

The Best Room, or Keeping Room which was for family and friends for a lingering resting place , the dinning room, parlor or best room,was was one large room and still is today.This is where the innkeepers quarters are for dinners and parties.

 All of the ordinal wide  floor boards and beams are still maintained. The estate was part of the underground railroad, where the slaves would hide when traveling north.

This building is said to be one of the oldest houses on the road. This is one reason why we have keep most of the history in this Inn with low ceilings and wide board floors in some parts. This building was called the" Berkshire Cottage"- where a sign hung out by the road for over 70 years

Back in the 1600-1700's this cottage was said to part of the Underground Railroad for the slaves coming up from Ct to Vt. . Two of the bedrooms in the main Inn have secret areas that the salves would hide in .Also a back staircase that is small and narrow. Tom Ball mountain behind our Inn had a great deal of history then with the Indians - many caves throughout .   Are still there. The Housatonic river is on one side of North Plain road and the Williamsville River is on the other side to us. Just below Tom Ball.

The Main building The Inn, circa 1780-1840 is where Christine's guests enjoy a country cottage dining room, sitting room, Tearoom and a screened in wrap around porch. The Inn can accommodate many people for breakfast.  From the working kitchen is all of the innkeepers quarters that includes large kitchen, business office/sitting area, large living room and dining room, large glass porch . second level have 3 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths for innkeepers company and family.

The carriage house building of 1985 with guests rooms with fireplaces and warm colors with queen beds, and many amenities. All rooms with views of mountains and gardens. The Inn has magnificent lawns, perennial cottage gardens, 200 yr old trees and views overlooking Tom Ball mountain. A large gazebo is located on the south side to relax in or you enjoy our north garden with a fire pit. Christine's offers serenity of the warm country Inn with high end amenities only a city hotel can offer. With five working fireplaces, one being a "Rumford," sitting room, garden cottage dining room, tearoom, north patio garden. south sitting area, courtyard and screened in porch, a/c, p/baths, TV's, robes, summer and winter linens, soft towels, comfort baskets, wireless internet throughout the inn, a, Makes Christine's what it is today of 23 years in business a true professional run Inn.

Members of the Berkshire lodgings Association, Southern Berkshire Chamber and the Berkshire Visitors Center, and many popular websites  and have won many awards. Christine’s Bed and Breakfast, located in Housatonic, Massachusetts, MA  Half way between Great Barrington and Wt. Stockbridge Ma. offers accommodations and lodging near Berkshire, Southern Berkshire, Stockbridge, Great Barrington, Lenox, Tangle wood, and other surrounding areas. 

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Christine's Bed and Breakfast Carriage House Inn and Tea Room - Housatonic - Massachusetts - Mass. - MA - Halfway between Great Barrington and Stockbridge
Christine's Bed and Breakfast Carriage House Inn and Tea Room - Housatonic - Massachusetts - Mass. - MA - Halfway between Great Barrington and Stockbridge
Christine & Steve Kelsey - Innkeepers
325 North Plain Road, Route 41  ~  Housatonic, Massachusetts (MA) 01236
Halfway between Great Barrington, MA and Stockbridge, MA
Telephone: 413-274-6149  ~  FAX: 413-274-6296  ~  Toll Free: 800-536-1186
Email:  innkeepers@christinesinn.com

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