Fort Juniper
Amherst (Mass.)
This is Fort Juniper, the home of poet Robert Francis in Amherst, Massachusetts. In the summer of 1940 Robert Francis bought 1/2 acre of land on which to build a house. The entire cost of his 20 foot by 22 foot house was $1500. He called his home Fort Juniper in honor of the infallibility of the common pasture juniper.
Jones Library Special Collections
After 1940
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Folder: Francis, Robert -- Photographs
North Pleasant Street in Amherst, Roberts Block area
Amherst (Mass.)
The large building next to Louis Foods was the Elm Tree Inn. It was purchased by Everett Roberts in 1948 from the owner, Louis Pappas. It was subsequently moved back and to the right and remodeled to form the Roberts Block.
Barnes, Lincoln W., 1879-1966
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1949
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Is part of the Lincoln Barnes Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections.
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Folder: Amherst -- Streets -- North Pleasant
Louis Foods and Roberts Block area in Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Louis Foods grocery store and the Roberts Block after the moving and remodelling of Elm Tree Inn. Louis Foods stood about where the CVS store was constructed in 1997. The Elm Tree Inn building is still visible as part of the reconstructed Roberts Block.
Barnes, Lincoln W., 1879-1966
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1948
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Is part of the Lincoln Barnes Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
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Folder: Amherst -- Streets -- North Pleasant Street