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The Strong House is a historic house at 67 Amity Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. Built about 1744, it is one of Amherst's oldest surviving houses, and a fine example of mid-18th century Connecticut River Valley architecture. It was given to the Amherst Historical Society in 1916. [2] It currently houses the Amherst History Museum. [3]
Amherst History Museum, which opened in 1916 and is governed by the Amherst Historical Society [45] Beneski Museum of Natural History , including the Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet Emily Dickinson Museum , birthplace and lifelong residence of poet Emily Dickinson , now a museum.
This is a list of historic houses in Massachusetts.. Samuel Lincoln House, Hingham, built on land purchased 1649 by Samuel Lincoln, ancestor of President Abraham Lincoln Stephen Phillips House is over 200 years old and is located in the Chestnut Street District, in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.
Historical Society of Amherst, New Hampshire 1957 [22] Historical Society of Cheshire County, New Hampshire 1927 [22] Keene [30] Historical Society of Cheshire Cty, New Hampshire Historical Society of Kensington NH Historical Society of Temple New Hampshire Holderness Historical Society, New Hampshire 28 Aug 1961 [31]
The Historic Preservation Commission was established in 1994 under the auspices of Amherst's Historic Preservation Law, in accordance with Section 96-a of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York concerning protection of historic places, buildings and works of art. This provision of law gives the town government the authority 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 ...
On November 1, 2014, Goodwin church became the first chapel to be included in the Amherst Historical Society's annual Tour of Historic Homes. During the event, visitors were greeted by Reverend Margaret Lawson and members of the congregation and treated to a selection of hymns performed by the church choir.
This list of museums in Massachusetts is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.