Post office and Lincoln Block in Amherst

Image

spc_129a.jpg

Title

Post office and Lincoln Block in Amherst

Subject

Amherst (Mass.)

Description

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.

Creator

Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

After 1909

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

Is part of the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection. Jones Library Special Collections.

Format

image/jpg

Language

English

Type

Cards

Identifier

SPC129

Original Format

Photograph; Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3 x 5 in.

Citation

Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940, “Post office and Lincoln Block in Amherst,” Digital Amherst, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/50.