Berkshire Athenaeum
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: office@pittsfieldlibrary.org
- Type: Library
- Description: library
- Also known as: “Pittsfield Public Library”
- Address: 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berkshire Museum and Old Central Fire Station.
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 640 feet west of Berkshire Athenaeum.
Old Central Fire Station
Fire station
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The Old Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 66 Allen Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1895, it is the city's oldest surviving fire station, and a prominent local example of Romanesque architecture. Old Central Fire Station is situated 580 feet north of Berkshire Athenaeum.
Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center
Bus station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
The Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center is a transit facility located in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. The $11 million facility is named after Joseph Scelsi, a longtime State Representative who represented Pittsfield. Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Berkshire Athenaeum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pittsfield and Hancock Shaker Village.
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.
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 Berkshire Athenaeum.
Dalton
Town
Dalton is a town in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. Next to the city of Pittsfield, it is perhaps best known for Crane Currency, formerly Crane & Company, which produces the paper used in United States national currency. Dalton is situated 5 miles east of Berkshire Athenaeum.
Berkshire Athenaeum
- Category: education
- Location: City of Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.44774° or 42° 26′ 52″ northLongitude
-73.25153° or 73° 15′ 6″ westElevation
1,027 feet (313 metres)Open location code
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