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Stearns Church
Built in the 1870s, the church was razed in 1948 to make room for the Mead Art Gallery.…
View of Amherst from Chapel Tower
Seen in the foreground is Walker Hall, which was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the first building in 1882. This building was torn down to clear the site for the construction of Frost Library at Amherst…
Amherst Town Hall
This building was constructed on the site of the Palmer Block, which was destroyed by fire during the Blizzard of 1888. It was designed by Henry S. McKay of Boston. Construction was completed in November 1890. The clock is visible in this…
Walker Hall
This is the second incarnation of Walker Hall, built after the first building was gutted by fire in 1882.…
Campus pond and chapel at Mass Aggie
The Old Chapel was designed by architect Stephen C. Earle of Worcester and constructed in the years 1884-86.…
Morgan Library
Constructed in the years 1852-53. Henry A. Sykes of Springfield was the architect and the contractor. Dedicated November 22,…
South Amherst post office
This brick building, located at the intersection of Shays and Middle Streets, and Pomeroy Lane, was once the South Amherst post…
North Amherst Library
Turn of the century view of the library. The building is a small, clapboard Queen Anne style structure and was designed by Roswell F. Putnam of Leverett. Montague Road and Sunderland Road are dirt.
Caption on back: "North Amherst Library, built…
Amherst House hotel
This large hotel once stood at the corner of South Pleasant and Amity Streets and is shown here with both horse carts and automobiles parked in…
Unitarian Universalist meetinghouse
Unitarian Church building on North Pleasant Street and house next door. The church was built in 1893.…
Post office and Lincoln Block
This is the east end of Phoenix Row on Main Street. The new Lincoln Block is in the foreground.
The Amherst Journal of 6/16/1950 states, "Built by the Allen Brothers of Amherst in 1909 and 1910, the structure was designed by James H. Ritchie of…