Dickinson Homestead

Dickinson Homestead is a historic building in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts which is located on Main Street. Dickinson Homestead is situated nearby to Emily Dickinson Museum, as well as near the railway station Amherst station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emily Dickinson Museum and Amherst station.

Emily Dickinson Museum

Museum

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The Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855 to 1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death.

Amherst station

Railway station

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Amherst is a former intercity rail station located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The station was built by the Amherst and Belchertown Railroad in 1853; it was served by the Central Vermont Railway until 1947. Amherst station is situated 810 feet southeast of Dickinson Homestead.

Beneski Museum of Natural History

Museum

The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. Beneski Museum of Natural History is situated 1,500 feet south of Dickinson Homestead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amherst and East Village Historic District.

Amherst

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Amherst is a town in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Amherst is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Hampshire College.

East Village Historic District

Neighborhood

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The East Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street.

South Amherst

Suburb

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South Amherst is a census-designated place in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. South Amherst is situated 2½ miles south of Dickinson Homestead.

Dickinson Homestead

Type: Historic building
Address: 280 Main Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.37617° or 42° 22′ 34″ north

Longitude

-72.51441° or 72° 30′ 52″ west

Elevation

276 feet (84 metres)

Operator

Trustees of Amherst College

Open location code

87J99FGP+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 217241581

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

GeoNames ID

4934823

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