New
$600,000
3 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,058 sqft · 0.87 acre lot
96 Western Ave, Westfield, MA 01085
Single family · Built 1948 · $292/sqft ·
$3,579/mo est. payment
- Garage
- 2 cars
Flood factor 1/10
About this home
One of a kind European charmer in a lovely sidewalked neighborhood! Well-built, roomy 1948 Cape, on oversized 0.87 acre, corner lot, nicely landscaped and partially fenced for your pup. 2058 sq ft heated, with more finished sq ftg in large basement family room. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors. 3 wood-burning fireplaces: living room, den and in basement family room with bar, sink, glass washer, fridge - see floorplans. Gas, city water and sewer. Style abounds here! This unique and custom build offers details rarely seen. Custom interior shutters with heart cut-outs, European tilework in kitchen and bathrooms, diamond lattice windows, a box bed in one of the 3 bedrooms - this type of home with a European sensibility in an early American style is a one of a kind. 2 car garage via roofed breezeway, plus driveway. Roof: back 2025, front 2015. White brick and rustic, waney edge clapboard exterior. Mini-split in primary bedroom cools the whole house. Boiler and water heater both 15, no issues. Pride of ownership shines here: only two owners since it was built, Senator George Hammond and now the current family. Close to Stanley Park, Westfield State University, and the vibrant mix of shopping and dining downtown. Rte 20, Mass Pike, Westfield Barnes Regional Airport are all at hand, plus Bradley Airport 35 min, offering a town and country lifestyle. ***Piano and piano stool in living room convey.***
Facts and features
Bedrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Primary Bedroom Level: Second
- Bedroom 2 Level: Second
- Bedroom 3 Level: Second
- Primary Bedroom Features: Bathroom - Full
Other Rooms
- Total Rooms: 7
- Basement Features: Full, Partially Finished, Interior Entry, Concrete
- Family Room Level: First
- Living Room Level: First
- Living Room Features: Beamed Ceilings
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 2.5
- Full Bathrooms: 2
- 1/2 Bathrooms: 1
- Primary Bathroom Features: Yes
Appliances
- Gas water heater
- Range
- Refrigerator
- Washer
- Dryer
- Laundry Features: In Basement
Heating and Cooling
- Cooling Features: Central Air, Ductless
- Fireplace Features: Family Room, Living Room
- Heating Features: Forced Air
- Heating: Yes
- Number of Fireplaces: 3
Kitchen and Dining
- Dining Room Features: Beamed Ceilings
- Dining Room Level: First
- Kitchen Features: Beamed Ceilings
- Kitchen Level: First
Interior Features
- Flooring: Wood
Exterior and Lot Features
- Porch - screened
- Rain gutters
- Storage
- Fenced yard
- Fencing: Fenced/Enclosed, Fenced
- Patio And Porch Features: Screened
- Road Frontage Type: Public
- Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road
Schools
- 4
Westfield Middle School
middle · 7-8 · 1.4 mi
- 6
Westfield High School
high · 9-12 · 2.0 mi
- 6
Westfield Intermediate School
elementary · 5-6 · 3.2 mi
Holy Trinity Elementary School
elementary · K-8 · 1.5 mi
- 6
Highland Elementary School
elementary · K-4 · 0.4 mi
- 4
Westfield Vocational Tech High School
high · 9-12 · 0.7 mi
Price history
- Nov 2, 2026 · Price Changed$600,000
- Oct 18, 2026 · Listed$650,000
Tax history
- 2026$6,350 tax · $425,300 assessed
- 2024$5,714 tax · $357,800 assessed
- 2022$5,286 tax · $323,400 assessed
- 2021$5,118 tax · $271,100 assessed
- 2020$4,967 tax · $258,000 assessed
- 2019$4,849 tax · $246,500 assessed
- 2018$4,772 tax · $246,500 assessed
- 2017$4,698 tax · $241,900 assessed
Home value
$455,000
- Collateral Analytics$455,000
- Cotality$423,900
- Quantarium$647,573
Where it is
Listed by Amy Lapierre · Coldwell Banker Realty - Western MA · MLSPIN
