Amherst's first post office, old Kellogg house on North East Street
Field, Eugene, 1850-1895
Postal service
Kellogg family
Field family
Amherst, Mass. -- Historic buildings and sites
Amherst (Mass.)
Photograph and newspaper article detailing the history of the old Kellogg house on North East Street, the house that became the first long term post office in Amherst. The story includes interesting tidbits including a description of the murals that had been painted on the walls of the house by Eugene Field's grandmother, Esther Smith Kellogg, biographical information about the Field and Kellogg families, and architectural details about the house itself.
Springfield Union, April 21, 1907
Jones Library Special Collections
1907
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Folder: Kellogg, Daniel--House
Aggie Inn and post office
Boardinghouses
Amherst (Mass.)
Automobile parked outside the building which was an inn and post office for Massachusetts Agricultural College. It was later known as College Inn.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1920
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Is part of the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection. Jones Library Special Collections.
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SPC166
Kellogg House, North Pleasant Street in Amherst
Dwellings -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Kellogg House on the corner of North Pleasant Street and Kellogg Avenue, which is the site of the present Post Office. It was owned by William Kellogg who owned the Kellogg Block that burned in 1923. Written on back: "Sign on house says Dr. Barrett. Dr. Fish House on Kellogg Ave. in background. Dr. Clarke before Fish and Barrett."
Barnes, Lincoln W., 1879-1966
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1926
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Is part of the Lincoln Barnes Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
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BAR0177:021
Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street
Amherst (Mass.)
View from the north end of Merchant's Row. The house-like building on the right was the old post office building owned by Dwight Kellogg. In June of 1865 Kellogg tried to remodel and raise the building but it collapsed. He then built the brick building which burned in the fire of July 4, 1879. The sign on the side of the building reads "I. F. Conkey's Office." The other business blocks on South Pleasant Street are also visible.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1865
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South Amherst post office
Post office buildings
Amherst (Mass.)
This brick building, located at the intersection of Shays and Middle Streets, and Pomeroy Lane, was once the South Amherst post office.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1905
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Phoenix Row in Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
View of Phoenix Row seen from the corner of Amity and South Pleasant Streets. Cook's Block, the brick building on the left, was built about 1840. The upper floors were partially rebuilt after a fire in 1881. Other business blocks (from left to right) include the Marsh Block, the Kellogg Block, and the Lincoln Block. The construction of the Lincoln block was completed in 1910 and housed the Post Office until it had its own building.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
After 1909
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Post office and Lincoln Block in Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
View of 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 Boston... The location is the site of the home of Noah Webster..."
The Lincoln Block housed the Amherst Post Office until a separate post office building was constructed.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
After 1909
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SPC129