Restore Me, She Beckons: A 1903 Berkshires Estate Wants to Be a School Again

Somewhere in the Berkshires, a 1903 estate named Overlee is standing at the center of 16.76 acres, quietly waiting for someone to give it a purpose again. It spent decades as a school. Reddit has already decided what should come next, and the suggestions range from sensible to Professor X.

A Campus Built to Actually Run a Campus On

This isn't a mansion pretending to be institutional — it's the real thing. Across 40,241 square feet and 34 bedrooms, the property includes classroom and administrative space, dining facilities, shared common areas, and a full gymnasium, all anchored by the historic 1903 Overlee estate. The infrastructure backs it up: internal roadways, on-site parking, public water, sprinkler systems throughout, mixed heating, and up to 600 amps of electrical service. Currently operated as an educational campus, it's essentially move-in ready for anyone with an institutional-scale vision — or the taxes to match one.

A Second House Reddit Actually Wants More

Tucked into the sale across three contiguous parcels is a 1,826-square-foot residence on its own 4.74 acres — and it's the mid-century modern gem Reddit keeps circling back to, slate built-ins and all. Between the two properties, the listing pitches a long list of possible second acts: institutional, residential, wellness, medical, hospitality, or mixed-use. Buyers are expected to conduct their own due diligence, which is real estate for "bring an inspector and a very patient accountant."

The Internet Has Thoughts

Naturally, this listing caught the attention of Reddit's r/zillowgonewild community, who wasted no time casting the campus as a school for "gifted youngsters," debating whether the original poster's tuition math actually pencils out, and starting a full side conversation about the second house's slate tile (reportedly sourced from Vermont). See what people are saying about it here.

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