20 Graves St, South Deerfield MA | 1925 Craftsman for Sale

“A rare opportunity to own a home enriched by the exceptional work of Edward P. Gass.”From the listing · MLS PIN 73572667

The distinctive millwork and finely executed details reflect the Gass family's long and respected legacy as master craftsmen, renowned for their work in Old Deerfield's treasured historic homes and beyond.

Hand-finished raised paneling, detailed crown moldings and custom woodwork grace the interior. The first floor holds a combined living and dining room, the kitchen, a sitting room with a gas fireplace, an office and a full bath; upstairs are four bedrooms with beautifully refinished wood floors. A large screened porch, a deck and a lovely yard complete the property, all within walking distance of town.

Also included: the heated and air-conditioned workshop and office where Gass drew and crafted architectural details for clients who sought out his work — a space with remarkable versatility for a woodworker, an artist's studio, a home office, or a potential accessory dwelling.

Hand-finished raised paneling
Detailed crown moldings
Gas fireplace in the family room
Four bedrooms, refinished wood floors
Screened porch nearly 27 ft wide
Heated & cooled workshop with office
Two-car garage with storage above
Newer multi-zone Viessmann boiler
Full basement with darkroom
Level 0.38-acre lot with a brook behind the workshop, walk to town

An earlier view of 20 Graves Street, from the family archive — From the family archiveUndated

The craftsman's house

Built by hand, and kept that way for a century.

Edward P. Gass (1929–2026) grew up in South Deerfield and, after serving as a jet mechanic in the Air Force, returned to work in his father's and grandfather's colonial restoration construction company. The firm's restoration work spanned New England and helped preserve houses on The Street in Old Deerfield, for which he fabricated many of the doors in his mill shop.

That mill shop is the workshop behind this house. The paneling, moldings and built-ins inside the house are the same hands at work at home — the kind of details a restoration carpenter learns from three centuries of New England joinery and then makes his own.

Built1925 · Craftsman style · frame construction on a block foundation
MillworkHand-finished raised paneling, crown moldings, built-in cabinetry, paneled doors with forged hardware
WorkshopGass's own mill shop and drafting office, heated and air-conditioned, with a two-car garage attached
DarkroomA photography darkroom remains in the full basement

Details worth a closer look

The small things, finished by hand.

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Gallery

From the porch to the workshop.

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Living room: bay window, wainscot and crown molding

Family room: gas fireplace and raised paneling

Family room windows under the beamed ceiling

The hearth: brick surround and paneled overmantel

First-floor office with built-in desk and shelving

Screened porch, nearly 27 feet across the front of the house

The workshop, with its attached two-car garage

20 photographs, some digitally retouched · the full set of 63 is in the photo tour Photography by Aspect Six

Reimagined

What it could become.

The rooms are honest and empty today. These concept renderings, made from the listing photographs, imagine them furnished and lived in — drag the handle to compare.

The right-hand image in each pair is a digitally created concept rendering. Furnishings, finishes, fixtures, landscaping and skies shown are illustrative only, are not included, and do not represent the current condition of the property. The left-hand photograph shows the property as it is. Buyers should rely on in-person inspection.

Kitchen as it is today — Kitchendrag to compare

Kitchen, digitally rendered concept — Kitchendrag to compare

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Kitchen, second view, digitally rendered concept — Kitchen, second viewdrag to compare

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Office as it is today — Officedrag to compare

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The workshop, mill shop and two-car garage, from above

The workshop

The room the house was made in.

“An exceptional heated and air-conditioned workshop and office — the very space where Gass created drawings and crafted custom architectural details for clients who sought his distinctive workmanship.”

Behind the house, at the end of the drive, stands a separate building with an open mill shop, a paneled drafting office with its own built-in desk and shelving, and an attached two-car garage with storage above. It is heated and air-conditioned, and it comes with the house.

Woodshop or maker space
Artist's studio
Home office
Potential accessory dwelling*

*Any conversion to an accessory dwelling unit is subject to Town of Deerfield zoning and permitting; buyers should verify with the town.

The workshop and two-car garage, from the drive — From the drive

The workshop office — The drafting office

Floor plans

1,576 square feet on two floors.

First floor	Dimensions
Living roomBay window, wood floor, crown molding	15′3″ × 11′9″
Dining areaWood floor, crown molding	11′8″ × 15′5″
KitchenCustom cabinetry, range, dishwasher	11′8″ × 15′6″
Family roomGas fireplace, raised paneling, beamed ceiling	18′9″ × 13′11″
OfficeBuilt-in desk and shelving	11′1″ × 12′7″
Full bath	13′3″ × 6′3″
Screened porchAcross the front of the house	26′11″ × 7′3″
DeckOff the family room	14′8″ × 20′2″

BelowFull basement with bulkhead, concrete floor, a photography darkroom, washer and electric-dryer hookups, the newer multi-zone Viessmann boiler and plenty of storage.

Sizes and dimensions are approximate and taken from the listing floor plans; actual may vary.

Second floor	Dimensions
BedroomWood floor, closet	11′1″ × 15′4″
BedroomWood floor, closet	11′1″ × 15′3″
BedroomWood floor, closet	8′5″ × 8′3″
RoomBuilt-in bunk and storage under the eaves	10′2″ × 7′1″
HallBuilt-in bookcase	6′9″ × 23′10″
Walk-in closet	6′9″ × 3′10″
Storage	8′5″ × 7′1″

Per the MLS listing, the home has four bedrooms, all on the second floor. Sizes and dimensions are approximate; actual may vary.

Facts & features

The specification.

Interior

Bedrooms: 4, all on the second floor
Bathrooms: 1 full, first floor
Living area: 1,576 sq ft, all above grade
Rooms: Living room, dining area, kitchen, family room, office, full bath, four bedrooms
Floors: Refinished wood throughout; vinyl in the kitchen
Fireplace: One, gas, in the family room
Basement: Full, with bulkhead and concrete floor; darkroom; laundry hookups
Appliances: Range, dishwasher, gas water heater

Systems & construction

Heat: Natural-gas baseboard from a newer multi-zone Viessmann boiler; ductless mini-splits
Cooling: Ductless mini-splits
Electric: Circuit breakers
Water / sewer: Public water, public sewer
Style: Craftsman, built 1925
Structure: Frame construction, block foundation, shingle roof
Porches: Enclosed screened porch; rear deck

Lot, parking & the numbers

Lot: 0.38 acre, level, 75 ft of frontage; brook at the rear, behind the workshop
Parking: 6 spaces: two-car garage (attached to the workshop) plus four off-street
Outbuilding: Heated and air-conditioned workshop with office; storage above the garage
Zoning: Residential · parcel 3090256
Price: $595,000 · $378 per sq ft
Assessed: $422,900 · annual taxes $5,603
HOA: None
MLS: MLS PIN 73572667 · listed 9/7/2026

The film

Walk through it.

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In South Deerfield

A village you can walk.

Graves Street sits a few blocks from the village center of South Deerfield, in the town of Deerfield, Franklin County — the heart of the Pioneer Valley. Shops, the library, Frontier Regional School and the town common are a short walk; Mount Sugarloaf, the Deerfield and Connecticut rivers and the historic village of Old Deerfield are minutes away, and I-91 puts the five colleges, Greenfield and Northampton within an easy drive.

Deerfield is also home to Deerfield Academy, Bement and Eaglebrook, and to Historic Deerfield's museum houses along The Street — the very houses the Gass family helped preserve.

Historic Deerfield7 min
Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation5 min
Greenfield15 min
Amherst & UMass20 min
Northampton25 min
Bradley International Airport1 hr
Boston2 hrs

Drive times are approximate.

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The lot from above, with its boundary drawn in (approximate) — The lot from above · boundary approximate

20 Graves Street from directly above — From directly above

20 Graves Street marked in an aerial view of South Deerfield — Marked, in the village

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