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South College was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Built in 1867, it was gutted by fire in the winter of 1885 and rebuilt, using some of the walls of the original building which had not burned.

North College was one of the first buildings constructed in 1867 as housing for students attending the Massachusetts Agricultural College. It stood until about 1957 when it was raised for the construction of new college buildings. A water fountain is…

The Botanic Museum was completed in December of 1867 and destroyed by fire in 1967. View includes an elaborate water fountain which was donated to Massachusetts Agricultural College by the Ladies of Amherst.

Durfee Plant House was built in 1867 with funds donated by Dr. Nathan Durfee of Fall River (one of the first trustees of Massachusetts Agricultural College) and Leonard and Henry F. Hills of Amherst. The structure was destroyed by fire in 1883 and…

This fountain was given to Massachusetts Agricultural College as a memorial by the Class of 1882. It is described as having a thistle and crane design, with a boy and a duck near the top. It was made of bronze and stood eight feet six inches tall.…

Exterior view of Amity Street school which stood on the site of the parking lot across from the Jones Library.

Exterior view of the old Amherst High School building on Spring Street.

View of a mathematics classroom in Walker Hall with student benches lined up in rows and facing the teacher's desk on a raised platform in front. There are blackboards with written calculations lining all visible walls.

View showing a reading room in Morgan Library.

View showing a reading room in Morgan Library with a woodstove for heating.

View showing a reading room in Morgan Library.

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.

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.

View over student benches with pictures and busts hanging on the back wall.

View of a classroom with benches as seating for students and a podium in front. The walls are filled with pictures and a large map. Richard Henry Mather was a professor of Greek language and literature at Amherst College from 1859 to 1890.