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View east toward Ward Street houses
Looking east across Thayer Street toward houses on Ward Street. Two dogs sit on the grass in the foreground.
David Grayson's elm
This is the elm tree on the lot opposite the Ray Stannard Baker house on Sunset Avenue in Amherst. He purchased the meadow in order to save the tree. About the elm he wrote, "It is content. It does not weep with remorse over its past, nor tremble for…
Ray Stannard Baker harvesting fruit
Ray Stannard Baker harvesting apples (or quince) from one of the fruit trees on his property in Amherst.
Portrait of Ray Stannard Baker
Portrait of Ray Stannard Baker, American author, who also wrote under the pen name of David Grayson.
Mount Pleasant Classical Institute in Amherst
This institution offered boys a classical education and was a well-known school throughout the Connecticut Valley and beyond in the 1830s. The school closed around 1836 and remained empty for awhile. The wings were removed to other areas of town. One…
House of William Smith Clark in Amherst
This house on Mount Pleasant was constructed by William S. Clark about 1870 when he was President of Massachusetts Agricultural College. The Clark family owned the house until about 1889, after which it was used as a hotel called the Mount Pleasant…
North College at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
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 razed for the construction of new college buildings.
College Farmhouse and barns at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Farmhouse and barns on Massachusetts Agricultural College campus.
College Farmhouse and barns at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
Farmhouse and barns on the Massachusetts Agricultural College campus.
College Boarding House and Farmhouse at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
View of the College Boarding House and Farmhouse at Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Botanic Museum at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
The Botanical Museum was constructed in 1867 and was one of the original four buildings constructed before the first class of students arrived in the fall of the same year. It stood behind the original Durfee Conservatory and was destroyed by fire in…
College Hall at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
Built in 1869, this structure housed the chemistry lab, a chapel, and a military hall and armory. It burned in September of 1922.
Old South College at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
South College was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Constructed 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.
Old South College at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
South College was used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Constructed 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.
Massachusetts Agricultural College campus in Amherst
View of the Massachusetts Agricultural campus from the top of a grassy hill.