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To demolish "Doctors' House" at Amherst
Article about the history of the dwelling that was locally known as the "Doctors' House" on Amity Street in reference to the succession of doctors who had lived and practiced there over the years. A number of doctors are described, particularly Dr.…
Noah Webster in Amherst, 1812 to 1822
Lengthy article describing Noah Webster's life in Amherst including a description of his property and house, what he grew in his garden, the process he used to write his famous dictionary, what Amherst and the Town Common looked like at the time, and…
Amherst loses old houses
Article from the Springfield Republican describing the houses that once stood around the Town Common and at other areas near the center of Amherst.
League of Women Voters annual book sale
Tent on the Town Common where the Amherst League of Women Voters held their annual book sale in 1984.
Wooden sculpture promoting the Fauve Gallery
Wooden sculpture outside the entrance to the Fauve Gallery, an art gallery which operated on the second floor at 18 Main Street for five years beginning in 1985.
Detail from Faces of Earth building
Flamingo decorations outside the building which housed Faces of Earth for about 20 years. The building is behind the Mobil station on North Pleasant Street and had previously housed a candlepin bowling alley. Faces had removed from the site by…
Posters in Amherst center
Jumble of posters and various hand made advertisements taped to a wall in the center of Amherst.
Night view of Plumbley's Restaurant
Plumbley's Restaurant, illuminated at night, from across and down Main Street.
Night view up Main Street
View up Main Street toward Town Hall and the central business district at night.
View of First Baptist Church of Amherst from Town Common
View of the First Baptist Church and adjacent houses from the Town Common.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking northwest
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower looking toward the center of town and Amity Street. The statue Sabrina in the garden is just visible at the bottom of the photograph.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking north
A view of the Town Common and Boltwood Avenue before Grace Episcopal Church was built and showing Amherst Academy in the background.
Amherst Common Market, July 10, 1976
Photograph of two women looking at vegetables at the Amherst Common Market (now known as the Farmers' Market) in Amherst, Massachusetts
Central Fire Station, North Pleasant Street
Colorful view of the Central Fire Station in downtown Amherst with fire engines and ambulances parked outside. CVS is on the right.
North Pleasant Street, Roberts Block area
Looking north on North Pleasant Street with a view of CVS, Roberts Block and St. Brigid's Catholic Church.