The Amherst House stood on the corner of Pleasant and Amity streets next to Merchants’ Row in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts. That site had been the location of the Warner Tavern, Amherst’s first, built around 1757. Elijah Boltwood took it over in 1806 and in 1821, he had a substantial three-story brick tavern erected there, with a colonnaded porch facing Pleasant Street. In 1838, Boltwood sold it to Harvey Rockwood, who changed the name to “Amherst House” and expanded the building along Amity Street with an addition and also added a large basement facility with separate billiard, bar, and saloon rooms. In 1843, Rockwood sold to Albin P. Howe, who then issued this flyer announcing his arrival. Howe had owned a market in Amherst. He ran the Amherst House until 1867, and then a succession of owners ran it until it burned to the ground in 1879.
Howe, A. P. Amherst House. Broadside/Poster. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l03-018/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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