Pittsfield, named after British nobleman William Pitt, is Berkshire County’s largest city at 42.5 square miles. A former farming community and mill town, Pittsfield today is considered to be not only the geographic hub of the Berkshires, but also its cultural center. Waterfront properties can be found at Lake Onota and Lake Pontoosuc, two spectacular lakes. The city proudly boasts The Berkshire Museum, Barrington Stage Company, the gilded-age Colonial Theatre, The Beacon Cinema and author Herman Melville’s spectacular estate, Arrowhead, as well as the main campus of Berkshire Community College and the Berkshire Athanaeum. Outdoor and nature enthusiasts enjoy the myriad programs and facilities found at the living tree library, Hebert Arboretum at Springside Park, and the historic, city-owned Wahconah Park, one of the last remaining ballparks in the U.S. with a wooden grandstand. Located just over 2 hours from Boston, the city is reflective of a vibrant mix of thriving residential, commercial, industrial, educational and artistic endeavors, earning it Massachusetts’s coveted 2009 Commonwealth Award, the state’s highest honor in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Pittsfield, named after British nobleman William Pitt, is Berkshire County’s largest city at 42.5 square miles. A former farming community and mill town, Pittsfield today is considered to be not only the geographic hub of the Berkshires, but also its cultural center. Waterfront properties can be found at Lake Onota and Lake Pontoosuc, two spectacular lakes. The city proudly boasts The Berkshire Museum, Barrington Stage Company, the gilded-age Colonial Theatre, The Beacon Cinema and author Herman Melville’s spectacular estate, Arrowhead, as well as the main campus of Berkshire Community College and the Berkshire Athanaeum. Outdoor and nature enthusiasts enjoy the myriad programs and facilities found at the living tree library, Hebert Arboretum at Springside Park, and the historic, city-owned Wahconah Park, one of the last remaining ballparks in the U.S. with a wooden grandstand. Located just over 2 hours from Boston, the city is reflective of a vibrant mix of thriving residential, commercial, industrial, educational and artistic endeavors, earning it Massachusetts’s coveted 2009 Commonwealth Award, the state’s highest honor in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Pittsfield, named after British nobleman William Pitt, is Berkshire County’s largest city at 42.5 square miles. A former farming community and mill town, Pittsfield today is considered to be not only the geographic hub of the Berkshires, but also its cultural center. Waterfront properties can be found at Lake Onota and Lake Pontoosuc, two spectacular lakes. The city proudly boasts The Berkshire Museum, Barrington Stage Company, the gilded-age Colonial Theatre, The Beacon Cinema and author Herman Melville’s spectacular estate, Arrowhead, as well as the main campus of Berkshire Community College and the Berkshire Athanaeum. Outdoor and nature enthusiasts enjoy the myriad programs and facilities found at the living tree library, Hebert Arboretum at Springside Park, and the historic, city-owned Wahconah Park, one of the last remaining ballparks in the U.S. with a wooden grandstand. Located just over 2 hours from Boston, the city is reflective of a vibrant mix of thriving residential, commercial, industrial, educational and artistic endeavors, earning it Massachusetts’s coveted 2009 Commonwealth Award, the state’s highest honor in the arts, humanities and sciences.
