Amherst's first post office, old Kellogg house on North East Street

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.

Circa 1907

Newspaper clipping

"Amherst's first post office, old Kellogg house on North East Street," in Digital Amherst, Item #950, http://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/950 (accessed February 22, 2012).

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Field, Eugene, 1850-1895; Postal service; Kellogg family; Field family; Amherst, Mass. -- Historic buildings and sites

Springfield Union, April 21, 1907

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Folder: Kellogg, Daniel--House