Arrowhead
Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years, 1850–1863.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: House in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Address: MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pittsfield Municipal Airport and Berkshire Museum.
Pittsfield Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
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Pittsfield Municipal Airport is two miles west of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. Pittsfield Municipal Airport is situated 2½ miles west of Arrowhead.
Berkshire Museum
Museum
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The Berkshire Museum is a museum of art, natural history, and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Berkshire Museum is situated 2 miles north of Arrowhead.
Berkshire Athenaeum
Library
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The original Berkshire Athenaeum, now known as the Bowes Building, is a nineteenth century building that still stands on Park Square in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires. Berkshire Athenaeum is situated 2 miles north of Arrowhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pittsfield and Lenox.
Pittsfield
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Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.
Lenox
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Lenox is a town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, about 3 hours from New York City and 2½ hours from Boston. Lenox is an arts-lover's dream, home to Tanglewood. There are also several stately mansions and prestigious boarding schools in the area.
Hancock Shaker Village
Locality
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Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. Hancock Shaker Village is situated 4½ miles west of Arrowhead.
Arrowhead
- Categories: house, literary museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.41539° or 42° 24′ 55″ northLongitude
-73.24939° or 73° 14′ 58″ westElevation
1,056 feet (322 metres)Operator
Berkshire Historical SocietyOpen location code
87J8CQ82+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 612401199OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4929233Wikidata ID
Q43664903
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Arrowhead” goes by many names.
- French: “Arrowhead”
- German: “Herman Melville House”
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