Strong House
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emily Dickinson Museum and Mead Art Museum.
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. Emily Dickinson Museum is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Strong House.
Mead Art Museum
Museum
Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. Mead Art Museum is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Strong House.
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 1,800 feet east of Strong House.
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 Strong House.
Strong House
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
- Category: house
- Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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