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Historic church, built in 1833 from locally quarried limestone, including limestone recovered from the previous church building that burned down a year earlier. Designed by architect William C. Brocklesby, the church building has a longitudinal nave with walls are supported by buttresses and a slate roof. On the top of the church's 116-foot (35-m) tower is a pyramidal roof. The manse and carriage barn were added in 1884.
The Society of the Congregational Church of Great Barrington is a historic church building and parish house located at 241 and 251 Main Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It is the fourth church of a congregation whose first meetings were held in 1743.
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A walking trail that follows the Housatonic River between Cottage Street and Bridge Street.
A National Historic Landmark, the homesite commemorates where civil righs activist W.E.B. Du Bois lived for his first five years of life. Du Bois was the leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who advocated for full equal rights for black folks. Du Bois opposed ideas such as the Atlanta Compromise that would give partial civil rights to black individuals with the promise of more to come. Du Bois owned the house on this site between 1928 and 1954. The house was torn down afterwards. There is a self-guided tour available from dawn to dusk.
Known ski resort. They claim on their website to be "regarded as the number one Massachusetts ski resort." Butternut Mountain may be available for climbing off season; contact them if you are interested.
This mountain, 1,739 feet (530 m) tall at its highest point, is popular with mountain-climbers of all levels of skill and experience.
The 2,200-mile hiking trail passes near Great Barrington.