Amherst House Block in the 1920's

Barnes, Lincoln W., 1879-1966

The Amherst House Block stood at the corner of South Pleasant and Amity Streets. The Amherst House Hotel was in operation on the upper levels and a number of businesses were located at the street level. Note the Jones Library signs on the second floor. The Jones Library rented rooms here from 1921 through 1926. This building burned to the ground in December of 1926.

The two additional images present close-up views of men loitering in front of some of the businesses.

Circa 1923

Glass negative

5 x 7 in.

Barnes, Lincoln W., 1879-1966, "Amherst House Block in the 1920's," in Digital Amherst, Item #927, http://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/927 (accessed February 7, 2012).

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Still Image

Central business districts; Jones Library

Is part of the Lincoln Barnes Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections.

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Folder: Amherst-Streets-Amity-Jones Library (negative)