1539 Green River Road, Williamstown, MA 01267

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1539 Green River Road, Williamstown, MA

Home Features 1857 sq. ft.

•	Condominium	•	Bedrooms: 3	•	Bathrooms: 3

Once a prominent part of the Mount Hope Farm, considered by some as the leader in modern genetic management farming this home was nicknamed the Minnie Mansion and was purchased from Williams College and renovated in 2009. Now a two unit condominium home (one unit is sold) which retains the historical ambience of the 1915's while flowing smoothly into the new millenium. A beautifully renovated country townhome/condominium with 1,857 square feet including master bedroom with bath, new kitchen with gleaming stainless steel energy efficient appliances and granite counter tops, a new energy efficient heating system, new Andersen windows, beautiful hardwood floors and a new roof, new septic, plumbing, wiring and paint. Move in before the snow begins and ski season is upon us. See the history of Minnie Mansion below.Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 - 1962) was the third daughter of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) and his wife Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman (1839-1915). Alta married Colonel Ezra Parmalee Prentice (July 29, 1863-1955), a prominent Chicago attorney, son of Sartell Prentice and wife Jemima Parmalee, in 1901. Alta and Ezra had three children: John Rockefeller Prentice (1902-1972), Mary Adeline Prentice Gilbert (born 1908), and Spelman Prentice (1911-2000).She founded Alta House (c. 1900), a settlement house in Little Italy in Cleveland, Ohio, which is named in her honor.[1][2]In 1910, Alta and Ezra bought 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) of land near Williamstown, Massachusetts. Elm Tree House, the Prentices' 72-room summer home on Mount Hope Farm, was completed in 1928. In the 1930s and 1940s, several geneticists were employed by Ezra to develop more profitable farm animals, particularly cattle and poultry. At that time, Mount Hope Farm was one of the most outstanding experimental farms in the United States.

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