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 Beneski Museum of Natural History.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emily Dickinson Museum and Beneski Museum of Natural History.
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.
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.
Amherst West Cemetery
Park
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Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4-acre cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct. Amherst West Cemetery is situated 1,500 feet northwest 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
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
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″ northLongitude
-72.51441° or 72° 30′ 52″ westElevation
276 feet (84 metres)Operator
Trustees of Amherst CollegeOpen location code
87J99FGP+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 217241581OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=buildingGeoNames ID
4934823
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