Wistariahurst Museum
Wistariahurst Museum is a museum in City of Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts which is located on Cabot Street. Wistariahurst Museum is situated nearby to Forestdale Cemetery, as well as near the town hall Holyoke City Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wistariahurst and Holyoke City Hall.
Wistariahurst
Park
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Wistariahurst is a historic house museum and the former estate of the Skinner family, located at 238 Cabot Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was built in 1868 for William Skinner, the owner of a successful silk spinning and textile business, and is named for the abundant wisteria vines which cascade across its eastern facade.
Holyoke City Hall
Town hall
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Holyoke City Hall is the historic city hall of Holyoke, Massachusetts. It is located at 536 Dwight Street, on the south east corner of High Street and Dwight Street. Holyoke City Hall is situated 2,700 feet east of Wistariahurst Museum.
Forestdale Cemetery
Cemetery
Forestdale Cemetery is a public secular cemetery located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The cemetery was officially organized on November 1, 1860, after a town meeting in October of that year designated a sum of $1,500 for the purchase of land; contributions for this land came from the Holyoke Water Power Company as well as local mills, with the acquisitions presided over by Jones S. Forestdale Cemetery is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Wistariahurst Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyoke and Chicopee.
Holyoke
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Holyoke is a city in the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. It is a former mill city, which made a large chunk of the worlds paper. It has interesting architecture and is close to many attractions.
Chicopee
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Chicopee is a city of 56,000 people on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Chicopee today goes by the nickname the "Crossroads of New England" as part of a business-development marketing campaign, one that West Springfield also uses.
Springfield Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Springfield Street Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district south of the downtown area of Chicopee, Massachusetts. It encompasses a significant number of Queen Anne style houses built in the second half of the 19th century by wealthy residents of Chicopee, as well as housing for skilled workers at the nearby textile mills. Springfield Street Historic District is situated 4½ miles south of Wistariahurst Museum.
Wistariahurst Museum
- Type: Museum
- Address: 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.205° or 42° 12′ 18″ northLongitude
-72.61713° or 72° 37′ 2″ westElevation
213 feet (65 metres)Open location code
87J9693M+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 213617602OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4956022
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