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Amherst College Hill from the west
View across the south end of the Town Common showing Amherst College buildings. In the road is a person pulling a small cart.
Amherst College Hill from the west
View across the south end of the Town Common showing Amherst College buildings. In the road is a person pulling a small cart.
Amherst College Hall without pillars
This building was erected in 1828-29 as the third meetinghouse of First Congregational Church of Amherst. The pillars were removed by the church in 1861 and it was purchased by the College in 1867.
Latin classroom at Amherst College
View over student benches with pictures and busts hanging on the back wall.
Professor Mather's recital room at Amherst College
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.
Professor Mather's recital room at Amherst College
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.
Fayerweather Laboratory at Amherst College
View of the building that initially housed both the Chemistry and Physics Departments. Exterior view of the Laboratory from the bottom of a slope. Construction began in 1892 and was completed in 1894. The landscape around the building was designed by…
West facade of Amherst Town Hall
Amherst Town Hall was erected in 1889, and cost $58,000. The architect was H.S. McKay of Boston. This photograph was taken before the clock was installed in 1900.
Main Street in Amherst looking east
This street leads to East Amherst and Pelham. The portion shown here is bordered by parallel rows of elm trees, whose interlacing branches create an arch above the street. First Congregational Church is shown on the right.
Looking east from Stearns Church at Amherst College
Panoramic view showing a portion of Amherst's hat factories, and the village of East Amherst, with the Pelham hills in the distance.
View of Amherst Town Common looking south
View looking south showing South Pleasant Street, the Town Common and Woods Cabinet at Amherst College in the distance.
View of Amherst Town Common looking north
View from the south end of Town Common looking north along Maple Avenue (now Boltwood Avenue).
Looking east along Phoenix Row in Amherst
View looking east from the Amherst House showing Phoenix Row with Cook's Block in the foreground. Includes a partial view of Town Hall before the clock was installed in 1900.
South Pleasant Street and Merchants' Row in Amherst
View looking south down South Pleasant Street showing the business blocks of Merchants' Row and horses hitched to wagons parked on the street. The second Amherst House is in the foreground.
North Pleasant Street in Amherst looking north
View looking north on North Pleasant Street showing business blocks, horses pulling wagons, and with elm trees lining the street.