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Amherst House on South Pleasant Street
View of the first incarnation of the Amherst House. It was previously known as the Boltwood Tavern. The establishment was sold in 1838 and the name was changed to the Amherst House. It provided lodging for travelers coming by stage from Northampton,…
Merchants' Row after the 1879 fire
Ruins of Merchants' Row and the Amherst House after the fire of July 4, 1879.
Amherst House on South Pleasant Street
View of the first incarnation of the Amherst House. It was previously known as the Boltwood Tavern. The establishment was sold in 1838 and the name was changed to the Amherst House. It provided lodging for travelers coming by stage from Northampton,…
Amherst Town Common after the Amherst House fire
Aerial view of the crowded Town Common after the Amherst House fire of July 4, 1879. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been carried there, and deposited…
Amherst Town Common after the Amherst House fire
View of the crowded Town Common after the fire of July 4, 1879. The Fire Department is in the lower right corner. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been…
North end of Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street
View south on South Pleasant Street with a prominent view of Kellogg's Block showing the driveway to Stebbins' Livery Stable. Men are leaning out third-story windows, a clock is visible outside J. A. Rawson, and a sign for Amherst Dental Rooms hangs…
South Pleasant Street and Merchants' Row
View looking south down South Pleasant Street showing the business blocks of Merchants' Row and horses hitched to wagons parked on the street.
Merchants' Row and Baptist Church in Amherst
View of Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street with the First Baptist Church in the background. Horses, carriages and wagons line the street and there is a covering of snow on the ground.
Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street
View from the south end of Merchants' Row showing Kendrick Market on the left and a portion of the first Amherst House on the right.
Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street
View from the south end of Merchants' Row showing Kendrick Market on the left and a portion of the first Amherst House on the right. Horses hitched to wagons line the street.
Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street
View from the south end of Merchants' Row showing Kendrick Market on the left. Horses hitched to wagons line the street.
Merchants' Row as seen from the Town Common
View of Merchants' Row from the Town Common across South Pleasant Street. Good view of Stebbins' Livery Stable in the back of the business blocks on the right.
Merchants' Row and Baptist Church in Amherst
View of Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street with the First Baptist Church in the background. Horses, carriages and wagons line the street and there is a covering of snow on the ground.
First fraternity house established in Amherst
This is the Dr. William F. Sellon house, rumoured to have had a subcellar connected to a tunnel which ran under Sellon Street to the house across. Dr. Sellon was an Amherst physician who built the house around 1824 and later ran a water cure facility…
Delano House in Amherst
View of a large Victorian house with a well-shaded yard. The house was situated across from College Hall on Northampton Road. It was owned by Miss Lucia Delano when it burned December 3, 1876 and was used as a boarding house. Previous to this it was…