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Looking north toward Montague Road with North Congregational Church in the foreground.

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St. Bridget's Church was the first Catholic church building in Amherst. It was home to the Catholic community in Amherst from 1871 to 1925. It was then used as a hall for a couple of years before being sold in 1927 and subsequently remodeled and…

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View of the Unitarian Universalist Society building on North Pleasant Street with a partial view of the house next door. The church was built in 1893.

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View of East Street showing the Second Congregational Church and parsonage, and the elaborate fountain on the common.

This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.

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View of East Street showing the Second Congregational Church and parsonage, houses along the street, and a partial view of the common.

This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.

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View looking toward the Old Chapel and the area where the Fine Arts Center is currently located.

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Construction of the First Congregational Church on Main Street in the winter of 1867. This building was the fourth meetinghouse constructed by the congregation. Edward Dickinson (Emily's father) gave a speech at its dedication.

AmherstRecordHomeAlmanac1877Resized.pdf
Almanac "containing matters of local interest, local business announcements...also some pages of miscellaneous reading." Includes a chronology of notable events (both local and national) for 1876, Amherst marriages and deaths for the year, statistics…

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View of the First Baptist Church and adjacent houses from the Town Common.

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View of pews and the organ inside First Congregational Church.

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Exterior view of the First Congregational Church of Amherst from across Main Street.

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Exterior view of the First Congregational Church of Amherst from across Main Street.

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Exterior view of the First Congregational Church of Amherst from across Main Street.

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View looking over pews toward the pulpit in front from the center aisle.

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This wooden church, initially named St. Bridget's, was constructed on North Pleasant Street in 1871 to accomodate the increasing numbers of Irish Catholics who came and settled in Amherst. The building was purchased by Frank T. Turcotte in 1927 for…

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