281 Main St, Great Barrington — property record card
Use code not known or nor provided. built in 1900 on 0.34 acres in Great Barrington, assessed at $9,318,200 for fiscal year 2027; last sold for $845,000 on January 8, 2026.
Rebuilt from the Great Barrington assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Great Barrington assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 281 Main St, Great Barrington MA 01230 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 019.0-0000-0124.0 |
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| Use | Use code not known or nor provided. (use code 000) |
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| Zoning | B2 |
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| County | Berkshire |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2027
| Building | $9,068,700 |
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| Land | $249,500 |
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| Total assessed | $9,318,200 |
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Land
| Lot size | 0.34 acres (14,810 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1900 |
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| Style | HOTEL |
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| Living area | 4,000 ft² |
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| Rooms | 7 |
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| Stories | 1 |
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| Units | 18 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $845,000 |
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| Date | January 8, 2026 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 2989, page 24 |
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18 assessor accounts on this parcel
Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.
| Address | Account | Use | Assessed | Last sale |
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| 277 Main St | 019.0-0001-0124.A | Bank Buildings | $476,800 | $832,500 May 9, 2007 |
| 279 Main St | 019.0-0002-0124.A | Bank Buildings | $362,200 | nominal ($0) May 9, 2007 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0007-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $246,000 | $172,000 August 21, 2019 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0008-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $379,300 | $340,000 August 14, 2020 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0009-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $328,200 | $161,000 September 25, 2007 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0000-0124.0 | Use code not known or nor provided. | $1,862,400 | $1,300,000 June 27, 2018 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0003-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $261,000 | $261,250 February 3, 2023 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0004-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $381,600 | $385,000 December 16, 2022 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0005-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $347,400 | nominal ($0) October 5, 2022 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0006-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $334,700 | $381,500 December 3, 2024 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-001C-0124.C | Residential Condominium | $925,700 | nominal ($1) July 22, 2025 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-003C-0124.C | Residential Condominium | $893,400 | $825,000 April 14, 2025 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0001-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $293,900 | $200,000 October 4, 2021 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-002C-0124.C | Residential Condominium | $911,300 | $845,000 January 8, 2026 |
| 281 Main St | 019.0-0002-0124.B | Residential Condominium | $283,300 | $180,000 May 12, 2016 |
| 283 Main St | 019.0-0003-0124.A | General Office Buildings | $393,100 | nominal ($0) March 21, 2025 |
| 283 Main St | 019.0-0005-0124.A | General Office Buildings | $127,200 | nominal ($1) October 24, 2018 |
| 285 Main St | 019.0-0004-0124.A | General Office Buildings | $510,700 | $425,000 February 1, 2011 |
What MassDEP has recorded
No tier-classified 21E site and no Activity and Use Limitation is mapped on this parcel.
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 4 active tier-classified 21E sites and 0 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Great Barrington.
What this means
- The last sale price is 91% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.
Data: Great Barrington assessor file for fiscal year 2027, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.

The report for 281 Main St
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