Northeast

Pittsfield

Berkshire County, MA

Population

43,730

Walk Score

94 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,027

Median home value

$219,600

Settled

1752

Pittsfield is the most populous city in and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Berkshire County. Pittsfield’s population was 43,927 at the 2020 census. Although its population has declined in recent decades, Pittsfield remains the third-largest municipality in Western Massachusetts, behind only Springfield and Chicopee.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Eaton, Crane & Pike Company Factory · listed 1990
  • North Street Commercial Block
  • Park Square Historic District · listed 1975
  • Park Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1991
  • Springside Park · listed 2008
  • Upper North Street Commercial District · listed 2002

Notable landmarks

  • Allen Hotel · listed 1983
  • Allen, William Russell, House · listed 1980
  • Berkshire Life Insurance Company Building · listed 1986
  • Harrison, Samuel, House · listed 2006
  • Howard, Frank, Building · listed 2012
  • Melville, Herman, House · listed 1966
  • Morewood School · listed 1984
  • Old Central Fire Station · listed 1977
  • Old Central High School
  • Old Central High School · listed 1980
  • Old Town Hall · listed 1972
  • Pilgrim Memorial Church and Parish House · listed 2005
  • Pittsfield Cemetery · listed 2007
  • Power, Charles Whittlesey, House · listed 1997
  • Providence Court · listed 1987
  • Rice, A.H., Silk Mill · listed 2015
  • South Mountain Concert Hall · listed 1973
  • Wahconah Park · listed 2005
  • Wollison-Shipton Building · listed 1982

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