- This is part of the Holyoke Heritage Trail so after visiting here get back onto the trail.
- Private GROUP TOUR (COSTS) is one hour long for this Wistariahurst and Neighborhood walking tour. It is fully outdoors.
- A free public tour comes up every five years.
- A self-tour is available for anyone using the maps and text seen below. – LOCATION
Wistariahurst was moved in 1874 from Williamsburg to Holyoke. The outside is the original design. The front of the house points to Pine Street and the back to Beech.
Inside stop 1 – Wistariahurst ground floor
Inside stop 2 – Wistariahurst second floor
Inside stop 3 – Music Room
The Music Room at Wistariahurst was made by Belle Skinner to house her instruments.
Inside stop 4 – Carriage House
Outside stop 5 – Gardens and Grounds
Outside stop 6 – Beech Street Architecture
The house at the NW corner of Beech and Cabot is the Henry Seymour home. It became later the Samuel Whiting home.
Outside stop 7 – Cabot Street Architecture
The Herbert Frink house is at the NE corner of Cabot and Pine. He was the general agent and president of the Holyoke Machine Company. They made turbines in Holyoke for 150 years.
Outside stop 8 – Pine Street Architecture
The inhabitants of 244 Pine Street were JK McCarthy and Kate McCarthy. When Kate died in 1909 the porch and the inside of the house was totally filled with flowers to honor her.
The brick house at 264 to 266 Pine Street is that of George Brakey who was the coachman for William Skinner the son from 1909 to 1937. The family itself lived in this house from 1895 to 1940. George Brakey was a coachmen as early as the late 1890s for William Skinner the father. IMAGE
Outside stop 9 – Holyoke High School and the Hampshire Street Architecture
The third location of the Holyoke High School was along Beech Pine and Hampshire. It was built in 1898 and stayed at this location until the 1960s.
