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Chi Phi house in Amherst
This house on College Street was the first Chi Phi fraternity house in Amherst. The fraternity's second house was constructed in 1917.
Theta Delta Chi house in Amherst
This house was located on the corner of Northampton Road and Lincoln Avenue, and was purchased by the fraternity in 1889. It was demolished, along with the house of Professor Levi Henry Elwell, for the construction of the fraternity's new house in…
Phi Delta Theta house in Amherst
This house, known as the Houghton place, was located on the south corner of College Street and Boltwood Avenue. I was purchased by the fraternity in 1894, and sold to Amherst College in 1912. The house was demolished in 1913.
Phi Gamma Delta house in Amherst
This house was erected on North Pleasant Street and belonged to the youngest fraternity instituted at the College. This chapter of the fraternity was established at Amherst College in 1893.
Amherst College grandstand on Pratt Field
The proposal for Pratt Field and grandstand, located on Northampton Road, was initiated, and the cost met, in 1890 by Frederic B. Pratt of the class of 1887. The grandstand was built in 1891 and had a seating capacity of around four hundred. It also…
Residence of Amherst College President Julius H. Seelye
This brick house on College Street belonged to Julius H. Seelye, who was President of Amherst College from 1876 to 1890.
Residence of Professor William S. Tyler in Amherst
This building (birthplace of Helen Hunt Jackson) was erected on Oak Grove Hill, which leads over Lessey Street. It was eventually demolished and is now the site of the Tyler House, Amherst College residence hall.
Residence of Professor John M. Tyler in Amherst
Home of Professor John Mason Tyler on Tyler Place in Amherst.
Amherst College campus and grove
View of the grove of oak trees with Amherst College buildings visible in the background.
View on Northampton Road in Amherst
This photograph shows Northampton Road looking west and showing the residences of Professors Neill and Cowles and another house on the east side of the street.
North Pleasant Street in Amherst looking north
View looking north on North Pleasant Street showing business blocks, horses pulling wagons, and with elm trees lining the street.
South Pleasant Street and Merchants' Row in Amherst
View looking south down South Pleasant Street showing the business blocks of Merchants' Row and horses hitched to wagons parked on the street. The second Amherst House is in the foreground.
Looking east along Phoenix Row in Amherst
View looking east from the Amherst House showing Phoenix Row with Cook's Block in the foreground. Includes a partial view of Town Hall before the clock was installed in 1900.
View of Amherst Town Common looking north
View from the south end of Town Common looking north along Maple Avenue (now Boltwood Avenue).
View of Amherst Town Common looking south
View looking south showing South Pleasant Street, the Town Common and Woods Cabinet at Amherst College in the distance.