Emily Dickinson House
Built 1813 by William Fenno Pratt. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Register name | Dickinson, Emily, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 280 Main St., Amherst, MA |
| County | Hampshire County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Literature |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000363 |
| Built | 1813 · more from the 1810s |
| Architect | William Fenno Pratt |
| Style | Federal architecture, Greek Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 280 Main St., Amherst, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.3761° N, 72.5144° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Amherst | 16 listed places in Amherst → |
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Questions people ask
When was Emily Dickinson House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Emily Dickinson House built?
1813, designed by William Fenno Pratt, in the Federal architecture and Greek Revival architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Emily Dickinson House?
280 Main St., Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Emily Dickinson House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000363. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.