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The Savings Bank Corner
In 1850 Mr. John C. West built West's Block, shown in the upper picture. It took the place of a wooden building which was accounted very handsome in its day. In 1896 the Berkshire County Savings Bank built and occupied the attractive and costly building in lower view.
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The Backus Corner
Bank Row and the so-called Backus Corner in 1869. Picture shows Berkshire County Court House foundations and the Wood Building as it formerly was, three stories high. New Park Building in lower view, showing development of the corner in 40 years.
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Maplewood -- Old and New
Berkshire Gymnasium built by Mr. Lemuel Pomeroy, 1826. A high school for young men founded on a peculiar German model by Prof. Chester Dewey, a prominent American scientist. Now a part of The Maplewood Hotel, shown in lower view.
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Prominent Personages in Pittsfield's Past
Upper Left Hand Portrait :- Hon. George Nixon Briggs, who never wore a collar. Brought all of his belongings on his back into Berkshire in boyhood. Congressman from Berkshire, 1830-1841. Governor of Massachusetts, 1843-1850.
Lower Left Hand Portrait :- Lemuel Pomeroy, who came to Pittsfield in 1799, a prosperous, generous, public-spirited early citizen of Pittsfield.
Upper Right Hand Portrait :- Thomas F. Plunkett worked his way to wealth and honorable position. Peddler, farmer, manu- facturer, financier, president of the Berkshire Life Insurance Company.
Lower Right Hand Portrait :- Hon. Julius Rockwell, who succeeded Edward Everett as U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Justice of the Superior Court from its organization in 1859 to the time of his death in 1888.
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The Pomeroy Homestead
Erected on East Street in 1770 by Capt. John Strong, for a tavern. Later the home of Col. Robt. Pomeroy and a center of Pittsfield social life. On the site now stands the fine Colonial mansion owned by the late Bishop George Worthington. Col. Pomeroy is shown holding pony.
DEWEY'S PATENT AMBROTYPES & PHOPOURNEI
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North Street Fifty Years Ago Showing the agricultural store of George N. Dutton and the decapitated First Baptist Church spire, 1861.
Original Mill of The Pontoosuc Woolen Co. Built by Henry Shaw of Lanesboro; David Campbell, Thaddeus Clapp and George W. Campbell, of Pittsfield, in the year 1825.
Maplewood in About 1855 Picture shows the Greek Chapel built in 1846, the Bulfinch Church, moved to present site in 1851, and the beautiful grounds.
Park Square in 1865 Showing the fountain, the three rail fence and the band stand.
After Stage Coach Days
Upper-Passenger train on Western railroad, 1843
Center -- Luther Taylor, engineer Western railroad, 1843 Lower-Union railroad depot. Built in 1866
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Round House and Jubilee Hill A scene of 1860 showing a famous engine and "Jubilee Hill" sixteen years after its christening.
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In The Days of the Volunteers
George Y. Learned Engine Co. No. 2 and Greylock Hook and Ladder Co. Taken in 1865.
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A Beloved Poet and "Holmesdale"
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes' villa in 1849, where he spent what he called "seven blessed summers." "Holmesdale", on the site of the poet's "snug little place", the country residence of Mr. William Pollock,
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First Baptist Church of Pittsfield
Left :- Church as remodeled in 1875. Cost $39,000. Center :- Drawing of Church of 1850. Right :- Church built in 1850. Cost $8,500.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Left :- Old St. Stephen's, built in 1832. Center :- St. Stephen's Church. Built in 1889. Right :- Union Church. Episcopal services were held 1830-2.
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The Methodist Episcopal Church Built in 1873. Cost $115,000. Capacity, 2,000. Spire 176 feet high. Insert. Methodist Church of 1852.
The South Congregational Church Left :- The church in 1911. Center :- As built in 1850. Cost $12.000. Right :- Drawing of the church in 1849,
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Built in 1864. Capacity, 1,900. Spire 176 ft. high. Insert. First St. Joseph's Church, built in 1844.
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church Dedicated September 15, 1895.
St. Charles' Roman Catholic Church Corner stone laid October 7, 1894.
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Second Congregational Church Built 1846. Rev. Samuel Harrison preached here nearly 50 years.
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German Lutheran Churches
German Lutheran Church. Built 1865. Cost $2,374.
Evangelical Lutheran Church. Dedicated Feb. 26, 1893. Cost $23,000.
Unity Church, Unitarian Built 1890.
First Church of Christ, Scientist Reconstructed 1907.
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Attractive Church Edifices
Upper left picture-The Morningside Baptist Church. Organized 1896. Center picture-The Pilgrim Memorial Church. Organized 1897. Upper right picture-The Advent Church.
Pittsfield's Famous Literary Shrine
Upper picture-"Elm Knoll" where in 1845 Longfellow wrote "The Old Clock on the Stairs." Center-The Clock "half way up the stairs," and the poet at the time of his second marriage. Lower-That "old-fashioned country seat," the Plunkett house of today.
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Indian Point, Onota Lake An aboriginal hunting ground long visited by Mohegan Indians.
An Early Ford on Housatonic River, near Holmes Road Route of Indians to their burial grounds at Canoe Meadows,
Business and Residential Streets North Street, showing the heart of trade.
East Street, the widest and most historical street.
Landmarks of Rural Pittsfield
The Oliver Wendell Holmes Pine. A primeval tree.
The Balanced Rock. 25 ft. long, 15 ft. wide, 10 ft thick, weighs 165 tons.
Remarkable Natural Curiosities
Cross Rock, A bowlder shrine.
Split Rock, Where wood divides stone.
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The American House Corner Since 1842 Upper-Old Egyptian Western Railroad Depot, built 1842, burned Nov. 5, 1854. Old American House. Center-New American House as remodeled in 1911.
Lower-The American House from 1860 to 1898.
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Barkerville Fifty Years Ago The homes of John V., Charles T. and Otis R. Barker,
In The Pittsfield Cemetery
Lower :- Monuments to Rev. Thomas Allen and Hon. Thomas Allen. Upper :- Gordon Mckay Mausoleum, erected 1893. Lower right :- Clapp Memorial Chapel. Built in 1900.
In the Pittsfield Cemetery Two attractive views of St. John's Lake, a short distance beyond the entrance.
Entrance to the Pittsfield Cemetery
Grand Portals of Great Barrington blue stone presented by Hon. Thomas Allen, with bronze gates presented by Mrs. Allen.
The entrance drive.
Men Who Left an Impress on the Past
Hon. Phineas Allen Founder of the Pittsfield Sun.
Mr. Abel West Who planted the Elms in Pittsfield Park.
Rev. Dr. John Todd One of Pittsfield's famous ministers.
Historical Homes of Pittsfield
Upper left view :- Dr. Timothy Child's home, showing part of the original house built in 1774. Upper right view: Arrowhead, built about 1780, showing Herman Melville's "North Piazza." Lower :- Old Campbell house on South Street, fine example of early architecture.
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"Pale Glory Walks by Valor's Bier"
Left-Brig. Gen. Henry S. Briggs. Lower center-Capt. William W. Rockwell.
Upper center-Col. Walter Cutting. Right-Brig. Gen. William' Francis Bartlett.
Judge James M. Barker.
Prominent Figures in the Past Mr. Edwin Clapp.
Judge James D. Colt.
"To The Dead a Tribute"
Left: Memorial bowlder to Brig. Gen. Henry S. Briggs, Center :- Pittsfield's noble soldiers' monument. Erected 1872.
Right :- Native bowlder over grave of Brig. Gen. W. F. Bartlett.
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Rev. Dr. W. W. Newton Preacher- Writer.
Four Well-known Faces Mr. Henry W. Taft Late Clerk of Berkshire Courts. Mr. William R. Plunkett Late President Berkshire Life Ins. Co.
Mr. Robert W. Adam Lawyer-Banker.
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Municipal Buildings Upper left :- The City Hall erected in 1832. Upper right :- Municipal Hall. Reconstructed in 1910.
Lower :- Police headquarters.
Two Magnificent Gifts to Pittsfield Lower :- Museum of Natural History and Art. The Gift of Hon. Zenas Crane. Opened April 1, 1903. Insert :- Hon. Thomas Allen, donor of Berkshire Athenaeum. Upper :- Berkshire Athenaeum. Built 1874-5.
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Mr. Phineas Allen, jr. of the Pittsfield Sun.
Publishers and Editors of Pittsfield Mr. James Harding of the Pittsfield Sun. Mr. Joseph E. A. Smith Historian of Pittsfield.
Mr. Hiram T. Oatman of the Sunday Morning Call.
Marble Public Buildings
Upper: The Berkshire County Court House. Erected 1871. Built of Sheffield marble. Original cost, $260,000. Lower :- United States Post Office. Opened 1911. Cost of land and building, $125.000.
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"Its Crowning Glories are its Trees"
Left :- Primeval trees on W. Russell Allen farm.
Right :- Lombardy poplars on Holmes Road.
Center: Sentinel elm at top of Snake Hill.
Veteran Business Men of Pittsfield Mr. John Feeley.
Mr. Michael Casey.
Mr. Moses P. Lawton. Mr. Gilbert West.
Mr. William M. Prince.
Old and New High Schools
Lower-Pittsfield High School. Built in 1896. Capacity, 600 pupils. Cost of land and building, $100.000. Upper-Old High School building. Burned 1895.
The Solomon L. Russell School Built in 1896. Capacity, 320 pupils. Cost, $38,000.
The George N. Briggs School Built in 1896. Capacity, 250 pupils. Cost, $35,000.
The Henry L. Dawes School Built in 1907. Capacity, 300 pupils. Cost, $50,000.
The William R. Plunkett School Built in 1909. Capacity, 640. Cost, $80,000.
The Joseph Tucker School Built in 1888. Capacity. 700. Cost, $50,000.
The Franklin F. Read School Built in 1884. Capacity, 300 pupils. Cost, $35,000.
The William B. Rice School Built in 1890. Capacity, 500. Cost, $40,000.
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The William M. Mercer School Built in 1904. Capacity, 500 pupils. Cost, $60,000.
Gen. William Francis Bartlett School Built in 1911. Capacity, 400 pupils. Cost, $75,000. Picture shows Gen. Bartlett in service uniform.
The William Nugent School Built in 1910. Capacity, 160 pupils. Cost, $30,000.
Pittsfield School Buildings
Left-Redfield School, built in 1896. Capacity, 350 pupils. Cost, $40,000. Center-Pontoosuc School, built in 1884. Capacity, 160. Cost, $18,000. Right-Stearnsville School, built in 1892. Capacity, 160. Cost, $18,000.
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Parochial School Opened September, 1899.
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Academy Corner stone laid May, 1896.
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Fire Department Buildings
Lower-Morningside Fire Department building, erected 1906.
Center-A relic, "The Old Tub."
Upper-Central Fire Department building, erected 1895.
Street Railway Development
Upper left-Horsedrawn cars in 1886 at Lake station. Upper right-First electric car, July 9, 1891. Lower-Private car operated by Berkshire St. Ry. Co., 1906. .
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Pittsfield's Greatest Charity and Work
Lower left hand view-The Henry W. Bishop 3d Training School for Nurses. Lower right hand view-House of Mercy and buildings in 1898. Upper-The House of Mercy in 1911.
Graduate Nurses' Home. Built in 1909 Owned by Graduate Nurses' Association, alumni of Bishop Training School for Nurses. One of the few Nurses' Homes in America.
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Hillcrest Hospital
Established by Dr. C. H. Richardson. Incorporated July, 1908. Capacity, 40 patients.
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"Burbank Hotel Across the Way"
Built by Abraham Burbank, conducted by him and others for 40 years. Razed June, 1911.
The Berkshire County House of Correction Built in 1871. Cost. $190,000. Land bought of Abraham Burbank for $6,500.
Armory of Co. F. 2d Infantry, M. V. M.
Erected 1908. Gov. Guild, Gen. Brigham, Gen. Emery, Col. Pierce, Capt. John Nicholson, George H. Cox, commissioners. Small picture-Cannon at the Park.
The Government Mill
America's most noted paper mill. Here is made the paper on which bank notes and Government bonds are printed. Owned and managed by Crane & Co.
"Lake Gems Set at the Foot of Verdant Hills" Upper- Pontoosuc Lake looking northward, showing Greylock Mountain. Lower left-Outlet of Pontoosuc Lake. Lower right-Onota Lake, showing Indian Point.
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Springside Park. A Public Playground
This beautiful park, containing 10 acres of woodland, meadow, natural spring lake, hill and vale, was presented to the city of Pittsfield, 1909.
West Street From Roof of Hotel Wendell
Showing the change in Jubilee Hill since the first Old Home Week celebration, known as "The Berkshire Jubilee." in 1844.
For the Boys and Young Men of Pittsfield
Left-The Pittsfield Y. M. C. A. Built by popular subscription in 1909. Cost, $175,000. Right-Boys' Club of Pittsfield. Built by Hon. Zenas Crane. Opened 1906. Cost, $80,000.
JIOM AGRICULTURAL NATIONAL BANK 11908
Pittsfield's Finest Business Structure New Home of the Agricultural National Bank erected at North, Fenn and Dunham Streets in 1908.
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Berkshire County Home for Aged Women
"Erected in compliance with the wishes and to the memory of Zenas Marshall Crane, by his sons. A. D. 1888."
The Elks' Home Built and opened by Pittsfield Lodge of Elks, No. 272, 1910.
Thought Gems on Dittsfield
The most delightful spot on earth -Thomas A. Gold
Pittsfield, the home of comfort, of refine- ment and hospitality-Joshua A. Spencer
The morality and religion of its inhabi- tants will ever remain its principal glory-Rev. Thomas Allen
These elms have shed their tears in dew drops o'er the unreturning brave. They were your sons, Pittsfield - George William Curtis
Pittsfield, the queen city of the Berk- shire Hills-Rev. William Wilberforce Newton
Pittsfield: A great, rich, enlightened. powerful people-Rev. John Todd
No soil upon earth is so dear to our eyes As the soil we first stirred in terrestrial pies-Oliver Wendell Holmes
A kinder and more brotherly spirit among our citizens than in almost every other section of the country -Gov. George N. Briggs
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