View of East College, designed by Charles E. Parkes of Boston and constructed in 1857-58 by George P. Shoals of Easthampton. It was razed in 1883. This is a winter scene with Stearns Church in the background.
This wooden church, initially named St. Bridget's, was constructed on North Pleasant Street in 1871 to accomodate the increasing numbers of Irish Catholics who came and settled in Amherst. The building was purchased by Frank T. Turcotte in 1927 for…
St. Bridget's Church was the first Catholic church building in Amherst. It was home to the Catholic community in Amherst from 1871 to 1925. It was then used as a hall for a couple of years before being sold in 1927 and subsequently remodeled and…