This building, on the corner of South Pleasant and Amity Streets, was previously known at the Boltwood Tavern. The establishment was sold in 1838 and the name was changed to the Amherst House. It provided lodging for travelers coming by stage from…

Ruins of Merchants' Row and the Amherst House after the fire of July 4, 1879.…

This building, on the corner of South Pleasant and Amity Streets, was previously known at the Boltwood Tavern. The establishment was sold in 1838 and the name was changed to the Amherst House. It provided lodging for travelers coming by stage from…

The crowded Town Common after the fire of July 4, 1879. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been carried there, and deposited without much regard to…

The crowded Town Common after the fire of July 4, 1879. The Fire Department is in the lower right corner. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been carried…

Prominent view of Kellogg's Block and showing the driveway to Stebbins' Livery Stable. There are men leaning out third-story windows, a clock outside J.A. Rawson, and a sign for Amherst Dental…

View of Merchants' Row from the Town Common before the fire of July 4, 1879.…

View of Merchants' Row from across the Town Common. Stebbins' Livery Stable in the back between buildings.…

Town Common appears on the left and the commercial blocks of Merchants' Row appear on the right. On the far right is the brick structure built by Dwight Kellogg in August of 1865. Most of the buildings shown were destroyed by the fire of July 4,…

View of the Mill Lane area showing fields, livestock, gardens, houses, barns. The Gaylord/Simeon Clark house (later the Lyman Thompson house) is in the foreground; and the Grist Mill is on the left. Looking toward Amherst…

Main Street looking east, showing William Austin Dickinson house and beyond, Emily Dickinson house. People are standing on the sidewalk. This image shows the area of the current Sweetser…

Photograph cut in half - this view shows west side of Phoenix Row.…

Photograph taken from the corner of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. A stairway from the building on this corner is visible. Shows Cook's Block before the fire of April 4, 1881. R.W. Stratton, boots & shoes sign is visible. Horses and wagons are…

Phoenix Row on Main Street lined with horses, carriages and wagons. Visible business signs include E. C. Fairchild Drugs and Medicines, and a fire and life insurance agency. Note: photograph date between 1873 and…

Phoenix Row on Main Street lined with horses, carriages and wagons. Visible business signs include R. W. Stratton, a drug store, and a fire and life insurance agency. Two dogs stand in the middle of the…