Morewood School, Pittsfield

Name: Morewood School
Address: Pittsfield, United States

#14 among attractions in Pittsfield

Greek Revival architecture

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The Morewood School is a historic one-room schoolhouse at 30 South Mountain Road in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Built in 1843, it was converted to a vacation cottage in the 1980s after serving for 130 years as a schoolhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Originally located on 4 acres around 1825, the lot has been reduced to 1 acre. ()

Coordinates: 42°25'48"N, 73°15'38"W

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Day trips

Morewood School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Berkshire Museum, Arrowhead, Colonial Theatre, Temple Anshe Amunim.

1.2 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield
32 min walk • The Berkshire Museum is a museum of art, natural history, and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Arrowhead, Pittsfield
29 min walk • Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years, 1850–1863.
1.2 miN
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
30 min walk • The Colonial Theatre is located at 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Built in 1903, the theater was host to many theater greats including George M.
0.9 miN
Synagogue
Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield
23 min walk • Temple Anshe Amunim is a Reform synagogue located at 26 Broad Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The congregation was founded by German Jewish immigrants in 1869 as Orthodox, but adopted Reform practice in 1879.
1.3 miN
Library
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
34 min walk • The Berkshire Athenaeum is a public library based on a previously private athenaeum, and now at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires, United States. Like many New England libraries, the Berkshire Athenaeum started as a private organization.
1.4 miNE
Shingle style architecture
William Russell Allen House, Pittsfield
36 min walk • The William Russell Allen House is a historic house at 359 East Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1886, it was the first local design of H. Neill Wilson, and is an important example of Shingle style architecture in Berkshire. It is also a rare surviving reminder of East Street's residential past.
1.4 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield
35 min walk • Bousquet Mountain is a local ski area serving skiing and snowboarding located on a northern summit of Yokun Ridge in Pittsfield, Massachusetts within the Taconic Mountain Range. It is now owned by Mill Town Capital and has a consulting contract with the Schaefer family which are owners of Berkshire East and Catamount.
~1380 ftE
Tudor Revival architecture
Charles Whittlesey Power House, Pittsfield
7 min walk • The Charles Whittlesey Power House is a historic house located at 575 South Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built about 1912, this Tudor Revival house and its landscaped setting are a rare local example of the country house style propounded by the English architect Edwin Lutyens.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Eaton, Pittsfield
29 min walk • The Eaton, Crane & Pike Company Factory, once the Terry Clock Company Factory is a historic former factory complex in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Developed over a period of years between 1883 and 1967, the complex was home to one of Pittsfield's major paper concerns, and a significant local employer.