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Amherst College Hill from Phoenix Row
Arial view of College Hill from the north looking over treetops that block the view of Boltwood Avenue. A portion of the Town Common is visible in the lower right corner. East College dormitory, torn down 1883, can be seen next to Stearns Church on…
Amherst College Hill from the southwest
View across a grassy meadow in the Woodside Avenue/Snell Street area over South Pleasant Street to College Hill.
Amherst College Hill
View of College Hill as seen from northeast. East College dormitory, razed in 1883, can be seen to the right of Stearns Church on the left. The other college buildings are also visible.
East College dormitory at Amherst College
View of the dormitory that was constructed after old North College was destroyed by fire in 1857. Construction was partially funded from insurance on old North College. It was razed in 1883.The steeple of Stearns Church is visible rising above the…
East College dormitory at Amherst College
View of the dormitory that was constructed after old North College was destroyed by fire in 1857. Construction was partially funded from insurance on old North College. It was razed in 1883. This photograph was taken before 1873, when Stearns Church…
North College dormitory at Amherst College
View of the building that was originally called Middle College until the original North College burned in 1857. Built by Hiram Johnson, an Amherst brick mason.
Johnson Chapel and South College dormitory at Amherst College
View of Johnson Chapel with South College visible on the right and a long row of stairs leading up toward the buildings.
College Row at Amherst College
View of College Hill showing North College, South College and Johnson Chapel. Edward Hitchcock, a professor who later became president of the College, was not pleased with the simple architecture of these buildings. He felt they "form an unsightly…
South College dormitory at Amherst College
South College flanked by Johnson Chapel on the left and Appleton Cabineton the right. From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "It is the oldest building on the college grounds, originally containing both recitation and living…
College Row at Amherst College
View of College Hill showing North College, South College and Johnson Chapel. Edward Hitchcock, a professor who later became president of the College, was not pleased with the simple architecture of these buildings. He felt they "form an unsightly…
Barrett Gymnasium at Amherst College
View of Barrett Gymnasium with students in front and landscaped with trees and lawn.
Barrett Gymnasium at Amherst College
From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building…
Barrett Gymnasium at Amherst College
From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building…
Barrett Gymnasium at Amherst College
From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building…
Interior of Morgan Library at Amherst College
View showing a reading room in Morgan Library.