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South College at Massachusetts Agricultural College
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.
College Hall at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Built in 1869, this structure housed the chemistry lab, a chapel, and a military hall and armory. It burned in September of 1922.
Drill Hall at Massachusetts Agricultural College
View of the drill hall with one cannon on the lawn. From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock (1894): The drill Hall was erected in 1883, at an expenditure of $6500. The Armory, at the right of the entrance, contains the arms furnished by…
Old Chapel at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Pelham granite and Longmeadow sandstone were used in the construction of this chapel, which was dedicated in 1886. The architect was Stephen C. Earle of Worcester. Initially, the college library operated on the first floor and the chapel on the…
Old Chapel at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Pelham granite and Longmeadow sandstone were used in the construction of this chapel, which was dedicated in 1886. The architect was Stephen C. Earle of Worcester. Initially, the college library operated on the first floor and the chapel on the…
College Boarding House and Farmhouse at Massachusetts Agricultural College
View of the College Boarding House and Farmhouse at Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Kendal barn and Superintendent's House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
View of the Kendal barn and barn complex alongside the Superintendent's House.
Boltwood-Stockbridge House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
This house was built by Samuel Boltwood around 1728. Several different families owned the property over the years until 1864 when the farm was purchased for the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Levi Stockbridge lived in this house beginning in…
Hillside House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
View of the house constructed in 1883 and 1884 for the President of Massachusetts Agricultural College.
House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Unidentified house located on the Massachusetts Agricultural College campus viewed through the foliage of trees.
Massachusetts Agricultural College campus and surrounding area
A view of the campus and surrounding land taken from the elevated ground of Mount Pleasant and showing North Pleasant Street in the lower part of the image. Old Chapel and other college buildings are shown in the distance.
House of Massachusetts Agricultural College President Henry Hill Goodell on Sunset Avenue
View of the house the Henry Hill Goodell lived in when he was president of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Robert Frost later bought and lived in this house from 1932 to 1938.
House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Unidentified house, possibility a fraternity, associated with the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Early baseball game at Massachusetts Agricultural College
This is an early baseball game in progress in a field next to South College. Athletics were introduced to the campus in 1868 when the Wilder Baseball Association was organized. The ball club was named in honor of trustee Marshall P. Wilder, who…
Insectary and greenhouse at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Insectary of the entomological department of the Hatch Experiment Station, constructed in 1889.