West Stockbridge Grange No. 246

Massachusetts, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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West Stockbridge Grange No. 246, located at 5 Swamp Road in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, is a Greek Revival building constructed in 1838 as the village's Methodist Church. The structure exemplifies the style with its original 36-over-36 sash windows and glazed gothic arches. The church closed in 1918, when the West Stockbridge/Alford Grange purchased and extensively renovated the building, transforming it into one of Western Massachusetts's finest grange halls by 1919. Alterations included electricity, wainscoting, a coffered ceiling, original church pews repositioned on sidewall platforms, and rock maple flooring. A theatrical stage with a hand-painted curtain occupies the rear of the large meeting room. The 17-foot gothic windows, moldings, wainscoting, and vaulted ceiling from the 1919 renovation remain intact. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.