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The town of Amherst was incorporated in 1768, having historically been part of Hadley. The town grew in the 19th century on the basis of a number of local industries, and the growth of both Amherst College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Residential development west of the town center was initially concentrated on Amity Street ...
A streetcar for the Amherst and Sunderland Street Railway crosses Amherst Center, in front of the town hall, c. 1903.. The earliest known document of the lands now comprising Amherst is the deed of purchase dated December 1658 between John Pynchon of Springfield and three native inhabitants, referred to as Umpanchla, Quonquont, and Chickwalopp. [7]
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment is located on the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.In 2019 the Hitchcock Center became the second building on Hampshire's campus to earn the Certified Living Building Award from the International Living Future Institute, and just the 23rd building in the world to complete the Living Building Challenge. [2]
The North Amherst Center Historic District encompasses the center of North Amherst, part of the town of Amherst, Massachusetts.It is a well-preserved example of a traditional farming village, centered at the five-way junction of Meadow, Pine, and North Pleasant Streets, and Sunderland and Montague Roads.
The town of Amherst was settled as part of Hadley in the early 18th century, and was separately incorporated in 1759. The South Amherst Common, also known as Fiddlers Green, was formed out of a road junction created in 1760 by laying out the southern portion of what is now South East Street, the northern portion and Middle Street having been laid out in 1703.
The Dickinson Historic District is a historic district in Amherst, Massachusetts.Its centerpiece is the Emily Dickinson Home, a National Historic Landmark.The district boundaries encompass Main and Lessey Streets, east of Amherst center, from their junction eastward to Gray Street and the Amherst railroad station, which marks the eastern end of the district.
Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to ...
The Westside Historic District is a residential historic district that encompasses an early, historically African-American neighborhood in the town of Amherst, Massachusetts. It includes properties on Baker and Snell Streets, Hazel Avenue, and Northampton Road (Massachusetts Route 9). Most of the properties in the district are houses, many of ...