View of College Hill showing North College, South College and Johnson Chapel. Edward Hitchcock, a professor who later became president of the College, was not pleased with the simple architecture of these buildings. He felt they "form an unsightly…
View of College Hill showing North College, South College and Johnson Chapel. Edward Hitchcock, a professor who later became president of the College, was not pleased with the simple architecture of these buildings. He felt they "form an unsightly…
Erected in the years 1826-27, Johnson Chapel was named for Adam Johnson of Pelham who gave most of the money to build it. Hiram Johnson and Warren S. Howland, both of Amherst, helped with the construction. From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H.…
View of North College in the spring with new plantings and the statue Sabrina in the garden. Note the woman strolling with the baby carriage in the lower left corner.
View of East College, designed by Charles E. Parkes of Boston and constructed in 1857-58 by George P. Shoals of Easthampton. It was razed in 1883. Stearns Church is visible in the background.
View of East College, designed by Charles E. Parkes of Boston and constructed in 1857-58 by George P. Shoals of Easthampton. It was razed in 1883. This is a winter scene with Stearns Church in the background.