Amity Street is a main east-west street in
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst () is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. Amherst has a council–manager form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts state law. Amherst is one of several Massach ...
,
United States
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. It is the continuation of Main Street, being renamed Amity Street west of Pleasant Street, which is the main north-south street in Amherst.
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massac ...
lived on
Main Street, while
Eugene Field
Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 – November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood".
Early life and education
Field was born in St. Louis, Missouri ...
lived on 219 Amity Street. The street is about one mile (1.6 km) south of the
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...
campus and west of the town common.
Route 9 runs about south of Amity Street. The street also features a number of grand old Victorian homes and historically significant buildings such as the
Jones Library, the
Strong House, the Amherst Cinema Building and the Solomon Boltwood House.
References
Streets in Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Transportation in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
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