Artifacts & Documents: Pictures and Paintings

College Row, Amherst Massachusetts

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Front and center in this view of College Row in Amherst, Massachusetts, can be seen the Octagon, which housed the Woods Cabinet of scientific specimens, the observatory, and the geology classroom that was added in 1855. The administration building is the large building on the right and the town of Amherst appears on the left in the image.

Creator:
J. S. & C. Adams, publisher
Date:
1858
Materials:
Engraving
Courtesy of:
Buildings and Grounds Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College