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Amherst House on South Pleasant Street
View of the second incarnation of the Amherst House, a large hotel and business block. The first Amherst House was destroyed by fire on July 4, 1879. A horse and carriage are parked on the street.
Amity Street after the Blizzard of 1888
View west down Amity Street from the corner after the Blizzard of 1888 showing Frank P. Wood's Hotel and the houses on the right side where the Jones Library now sits. Large drifts of snow line the street.
Billiard hall at the Amherst House
Game room at the Amherst House showcasing several pool tables.
Business blocks and American House Hotel in Amherst
View of the American House Hotel and business blocks in Phoenix Row on Main Street.
Construction of Amherst House on South Pleasant Street
View of construction of the second Amherst House during the winter of 1880. In this photograph the building is surrounded by scaffolding and there are laborers standing on scaffolding near the peak of the roof.
Frank P. Wood's Hotel in Amherst
This building was located on the corner of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. It was previously owned by William F. Gunn and named Gunn's Hotel. There are two women standing, and several men seated, on the veranda. Wood's livery stable is shown to the…
House of William Smith Clark in Amherst
This house on Mount Pleasant was constructed by William S. Clark about 1870 when he was President of Massachusetts Agricultural College. The Clark family owned the house until about 1889, after which it was used as a hotel called the Mount Pleasant…
Laying trolley tracks on Main Street in Amherst
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Upper Main Street is torn up as men lay track for the Amherst and Sunderland Street Railroad. Business blocks in Phoenix Row are visible on the right, and the Amherst House is visible in the background.
Looking south from Mount Pleasant in Amherst
View south from Mount Pleasant with the gambrel-roofed Davenport Inn (renamed the Mount Pleasant Inn in 1936) and North Pleasant Street on the right. Looking down a gently rolling hill dotted with shrubs and small trees.
Louis Foods and Roberts Block area in Amherst
Louis Foods grocery store and the Roberts Block after the moving and remodelling of Elm Tree Inn. Louis Foods stood about where the CVS store was constructed in 1997. The Elm Tree Inn building is still visible as part of the reconstructed Roberts…
Main dining room at the Amherst House
View of the dining room at the Amherst House filled with tables 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…
Main parlor at the Amherst House
This is the elegantly appointed main parlor at the Amherst House. The brochure states: "On the second floor front is the large main parlor with French windows opening upon the veranda on the front and side. It is extremely pleasant and inviting, with…
Merchants' Row and Amherst House after 1880
View on South Pleasant Street showing business blocks of Merchants' Row with the newly constructed Amherst House on the right. Some of the businesses have awnings.
Merchants' Row and Amherst House after 1880
View on South Pleasant Street showing business blocks of Merchants' Row with the newly constructed Amherst House on the right.
North Pleasant Street in Amherst, Roberts Block area
The large building next to Louis Foods was the Elm Tree Inn. It was purchased by Everett Roberts in 1948 from the owner, Louis Pappas. It was subsequently moved back and to the right and remodeled to form the Roberts Block.