Massachusetts
Hampden
City of Holyoke

Wistariahurst

Wistariahurst is a historic house museum and the former estate of the Skinner family, located at 238 Cabot Street in . 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.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: building in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Wistariahurst Gardens”
  • Address: 238 Cabot Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holyoke City Hall and Forestdale Cemetery.

Town hall
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is the historic city hall of . It is located at 536 Dwight Street, on the south east corner of High Street and Dwight Street. is situated 2,700 feet east of Wistariahurst.

Cemetery
is a public secular cemetery located in . 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. is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Wistariahurst.

Park
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is history-oriented state park located in the city of , . The park opened in 1986 on the site of the William Skinner Silk Mill which was lost to fire in 1980.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyoke and Chicopee.

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is a city in the in . 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.

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is a city of 56,000 people on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, . today goes by the nickname the "Crossroads of New England" as part of a business-development marketing campaign, one that West Springfield also uses.

Neighborhood
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The is a predominantly residential historic district south of the downtown area of . 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. is situated 4 miles south of Wistariahurst.

Wistariahurst

Latitude
42.20475° or 42° 12′ 17″ north
Longitude
-72.61735° or 72° 37′ 3″ west
Open location code
87J9693M+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29907481
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q8027742
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Highlights include Wistariahurst Museum and Castle of the Holyoke Armory.

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