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Emerson House in Chicopee

Emerson House in Chicopee is at 30 Emerson Street off of Chicopee Street. James Emerson had the house built in 1895 for his family. He perhaps loved the views of the river and the canal spillway.

James Emerson was the first engineer who tested turbines in Holyoke. His work was done at the Boatlock Station in Holyoke at the juncture of the First and Second Level Canals. James dies in 1896 but his son Estelon and his wife Sophia still live there until about 1912.

From 1920 to 1930, Frederick A Mead a medical doctor takes over the house with wife Lucetia and kids Jay, Ruth (would become a nurse), and Ralph.

In 1934 and 1935, Frank’s Spaghetti House is in the workspace and Frank Falbo (barber) and Margaret (his wife) own the house. FINDAGRAVE

Kane’s Dairy has one of its many storefronts in the Greater Holyoke area at the workspace and they own the house too. Kane’s Dairy started in Holyoke in 1922 and they lasted until 1967. Kane’s Dairy bought this location in 1962.

Sanborn map analysis:

Sanborn 1910 map shows that the workhouse in back is rented out to a blacksmith (note that all prior maps do not show this section of Chicopee)

Sanborn 1915 map shows the workhouse in back is used as a fish store

Burial Grounds of South Hadley and Granby throughout their History

I have presented Burial Grounds of South Hadley throughout its History in the past and the outline is available HERE.

The are two burial grounds in Granby – West Street Cemetery and Batchelor Street Cemetery (aka North Cemetery).

The West Street Cemetery was founded while this land was still part of South Hadley. It is a churchyard cemetery since it is very close to the former Meeting House (or Congregational Church) that was on West Street. The old part of this cemetery is on land donated by James Smith on July 10 1769. There might be some earlier burials since he was letting people be buried on his land. Granby Girl is buried here. (Her LINK) Also here are two Granby hit and run victims. (LINK)

Batchelor Street Cemetery (aka North Cemetery)

The North Cemetery was started in 1764. Since Granby was incorporated as a town in 1768, North Cemetery was on South Hadley land for its first four years. This is a family cemetery. There were several families that settled in this part of Granby in order to form a Baptist Church but the church was never built. This cemetery might have been a churchyard cemetery but many of those Baptist families moved to land close by in Belchertown or in Wilbraham to form a church.

Holyoke Plush

The Holyoke Plush is at the juncture of the 2nd and 3rd canals. They are the makers of lap robes and velours.

Sanborn map analysis:

Sanborn 1915 map

Sanborn 1947 map shows that they are gone

Brightside Honor Roll

name	first name	birth	death	burial location
Anderson	Alfred
Brady	Edward
Bryant	Donald
Cain	Edward
Cassidy	Joseph
Chartier	Leo
Coughlin	Kieran
Greenia	Bert
Harkins	Leon
Nolan	William
Pike	Amos	1922	1942	in the ocean near the Philippines – body not found
Quirk	Edward
Race	Francis
Wince	Matie

North High Street District walking tour booklet

The North High Street District walking tour booklet is available from me. They cost $8 for a black-and-white stapled copy. Each additional copy after that is $5 more when shipped together. For a color copy, the cost is $13 and each additional copy in color is $10.

Email me from my contact page for details. The booklets that you order will be mailed to you via USPS so I need a physical address. Other booklets are available at the BOOKLET page.

Follow the tour HERE

Walnut Street tour

Streets of Holyoke

Block 0 – Pulaski Park and St Kolbe Dr

Block 1 – Lyman to Hampden

61 Walnut is an 1870 tenement house. 63 Walnut is a 1882 home.

Block 2 – Hampden to Dwight

Block 3 – Dwight to Suffolk

736-740 Dwight St is a 1915 apartment block.

The Raymond (and then called the Amelia) is a 1904 apartment block at 123 Walnut Street.

At 129 Walnut is the William Cook building from 1891.

133-135 Walnut is from 1890.

137-139 Walnut is from 1891.

118 Walnut is from 1900.

120-126 Walnut Street is the Charles Johnson Block from 1885.

Block 4 – Suffolk to Appleton

Second Baptist Church of Holyoke

On June 24 1849 the Second Baptist Church of Ireland Parish started but did not have a church yet. The first building was at the corner of Main and Mosher and lasted from 1858 to October of 1863. The second building was at the same corner and was completed in April of 1865. The third building was on Appleton Street and is still there having been completed by October 20 of 1885.

Block 5 – Appleton to Essex

384-388 Appleton Street is from 1880.

179-183 Walnut Street is from 1890 and is called the Lawrence O’Neill Tenement House.

187 Walnut St is from 1860.

191 Walnut St is from 1890.

193-195 Walnut St is the same

199 Walnut St is from 1870.

The Colonial is at 209-211 Walnut St 155-159 Essex Streets was designed by Oscar Beauchemin. It has 20 apartments.

192 Walnut Street is the Walnut Street Rowhouse from 1879.

From 1913 is the 212 Walnut St 145-149 Essex Street building called the Lotus.

Block 6 – Essex to Cabot

Block 7 – Cabot to Hampshire

Block 8 – Hampshire to Sargeant

Block 9 – Sargeant to Franklin

Block 10 – beyond

Rainfall amounts at White Reservoir

Rainfall amounts at White Reservoir in inches

	1957	1958
Jan	1.69	6.14
Feb	1.42	3.87
Mar	1.28	3.38
Apr	3.05	6.24
May	3.35	3.46
June	2.48	2.13
July	2.32	4.48
Aug	1.60	4.01
Sep	1.37	4.88
Oct	2.92	4.10
Nov	4.77	3.75
Dec	7.69	1.39
	33.94	47.83

Rainfall Amounts at Ashley Pond

Rainfall Amounts at Ashley Pond in inches by the months

	1957	1958
Jan	1.66	5.11
Feb	0.97	2.29
Mar	1.74	3.17
Apr	2.82	6.74
May	2.59	3.27
June	2.35	3.30
July	2.03	5.82
Aug	2.98	4.34
Sept	2.57	6.39
Oct	3.07	4.19
Nov	4.69	3.44
Dec	4.99	1.45
	32.46	49.51