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Amherst Central Business District

Sweetser Park

The Cook Memorial Fountain was designed by the Olmsted Brothers in 1914.

At 81 Lessey Street is the home of Luke Sweetser. This would become the Oak Grove School in 1882. Then the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity House in 1903. The house is from 1835.

Amherst Masonic Temple at 99 Main St from 1910

Long Hill Cemetery

Long Hill Cemetery was at 45 Sumner Avenue in Springfield. FINDGRAVE

Long Hill Cemetery existed in Springfield from about 1834 to October 1907 in which year all the burials and gravestones were moved to the Oak Grove Cemetery also in Springfield. This was a Baptist burial ground that served the families around this area. The cemetery was moved in order to make room for the Sumner Avenue Elementary School. (I wrote the description used at Findagrave and that is why it is copied here.)

Ezra Osborne was at FINDAGRAVE.

Ezra Osborne is now at FINDAGRAVE.

First Congregational Church of Hatfield

First Congregational Church of Hatfield is at 41 Main Street. The church is from 1849 and is the 4th edition of the church. It is in the Greek Revival style. The clock is from 1891. The history of the church at external LINK and the web site for the church today is at:

https://www.hatfieldchurch.org/

Ministers of the First Congregational Church of Hatfield

The Congregational Church Parsonage is from 1852 and is at 45 Main Street. It also is in the Greek Revival style.

Another Congregational Church Parsonage is from 1900 and is at 40 Main Street. It also is in the Queen Anne style.

The Deacon Partridge House is at 25 Main Street.

Saint William’s Catholic Church

The Saint William Church that was built in 1853 is on West Street. Services were started in 1850 in a home. Church in 1888 (completed in 1894) moved to North Street where they had a new structure. Later is would have a new name All Saints Church.

Walnut Grove Cemetery

FINDAGRAVE

Walnut Grove Cemetery or East Congregational Cemetery

East Church Cemetery 1822 to 1826

Park Street near Church Street

Church of the Unity

Church of the Unity belonged to the Third Congregational Society. It was directly across the street from the current Springfield Central Library. It was Henry Hobson Richardson’s first work ever. Too bad that it was taken down in 1961 since he is the most influential architect in American history. It was worked on from 1866 to 1869. It was at 209 State Street.

WIKIPEDIA

STAINED GLASS

PHOTO

In 1928 the Saint Paul’s Universalist Church merged with the Church of the Unity.

Methodist Episcopal Church of Holyoke

Methodist Episcopal Church of Holyoke

It started on Main Street at the southeast corner with Appleton Street but it ended up at the northeast corner of Elm and Appleton Streets. This move happened in 1890. This Appleton Street church was still there in the 1950s. The origin of the church in Holyoke is known to be in 1853 but the location was never a set place. In 1869 it had its own building on Main Street.

In 1968 the United Methodist Church of Holyoke South Hadley and Granby was formed. It is on Carew Street of South Hadley. LINK

for the Highlands Methodist Episcopal Church – see LINK