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Amherst House before 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…
Amherst House before 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…
Merchants' Row and Amherst House after 1879
Business blocks of Merchants' Row with the new Amherst House on the right. Note: photograph date between 1880 and 1884.…
Merchants' Row and Amherst House after 1879
Business blocks of Merchants' Row with the new Amherst House on the right. Note: photograph date between 1880 and 1884.…
Frank P. Wood's Hotel
Frank P. Wood bought this building in 1882 and turned it into a hotel; he sold it around 1892. There are two women standing, and several men seated, on the veranda.…
West toward Amherst House after blizzard
View west toward the Amherst House from the middle of Main Street in front of Phoenix Row after the Blizzard of 1888. There are two men shoveling and snow is piled high.…
Private chamber at the Amherst House
One of the private chambers at the Amherst House. The brochure states: The chambers throughout the hotel are all outside rooms, comprising high studded, well lighted and airy sleeping apartments arranged single or en suite, finely furnished and…
Main dining room at the Amherst House
The dining room at the Amherst House filled with table and chairs. The brochure states: The main dining room and the culinary department occupy the main portion of the second floor. The dining room is very pleasantly situated, finely ventilated and…
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…
Amherst House block
Shown is a portion of Merchants' Row and the second incarnation of the Amherst House. Businesses visible in the Amherst House block include Harry H. Clark, Deuel's Drug Store, and Campion & Fish.
The first Amherst House, and most of Merchants'…
Amherst House block
Shown is a portion of Merchants' Row and the second incarnation of the Amherst House. Businesses shown in the Amherst House block include E. R. Clark, Deuel's Drug Store, a clothes shop. and Amherst E-O Store. There are ladies sitting on a bench on…