Reading Room

The Reading Room is a building from the mid-19th century located in Great Barrington. It is constructed from coursed squared and dressed limestone, featuring finely dressed quoins and a stone slate roof with an ashlar stack. The building has a rectangular plan and includes a lean-to extension at the rear. It is a single-storey structure with three pairs of lancet windows that have Gothick glazing, carved spandrels, and stopped hoods. Access is provided through a plank door located at the left gable end of the lean-to. Inside, there is a 19th-century reeded surround to the fireplace.