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President's House, Morgan Library
Library, President's House and College Hall on the west side of South Pleasant Street before the addition to the Library in…
President's House, Morgan Library, and College Hall
Library, President's House and College Hall on the west side of South Pleasant Street before the addition to the Library in…
President's House, Morgan Library, and College Hall
Library, President's House and College Hall on the west side of South Pleasant Street before the addition to the Library in…
Woods Cabinet and Observatory
From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: The Cabinet and the Observatory were built in 1847 at a cost of $9000, which was raised by subscription, the name of Hon. J. B. Woods of Enfield being given to the Cabinet, and that of Hon.…
Observatory from the side
This building stands on the site of the first meetinghouse of First Parish. From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: The Observatory consists of an octagonal tower, 50 feet high and 17 feet in diameter, with a revolving dome and a…
Morgan Library exterior view
Library after the 1882 addition was completed. The library was then named Morgan Library after Henry T. Morgan, whose bequest helped pay for the…
Barrett Gymnasium later view
From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building in…
Barrett Gymnasium earlier view
From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building in…
Barrett Gymnasium and students
Barrett Gymnasium with students in front and landscaped with trees and lawn. Note: photograph date between 1860 and 1903.…
Johnson Chapel and dormitories at Amherst College
Johnson Chapel flanked by North and South Colleges.…
South College close-up
South College flanked by Johnson Chapel and Appleton Cabinet. From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: [South College] is the oldest building on the college grounds, originally containing both recitation and living rooms. Its…
Johnson Chapel and dormitories at Amherst College
Johnson Chapel, flanked by North and South Colleges, statue of Sabrina in front of North College…