Arrowhead, Pittsfield

Name: Arrowhead
Address: 780 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield, 01201-7152, United States
Telephone: +1 413-442-1793

#3 among attractions in Pittsfield

Top attraction, Museum, Historical place, History museum

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Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years, 1850–1863. Here, Melville wrote some of his major works: the novels Moby-Dick, Pierre, The Confidence-Man, and Israel Potter; The Piazza Tales; and magazine stories such as "I and My Chimney". ()

Built: 1785 (239 years ago)Coordinates: 42°24'59"N, 73°14'54"W

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780 Holmes RdPittsfield 01201-7152 United States

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+1 413-442-1793

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Arrowhead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Berkshire Museum, Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, Baker's Golf Center, Colonial Theatre.

2.1 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield
55 min walk • The Berkshire Museum is a museum of art, natural history, and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, Lenox
120 min walk • Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum is a historic, Jacobean-style mansion and museum located at 104 Walker Street, Lenox, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.6 miN
42°29'50"N • 73°14'15"W
Baker's Golf Center, Lanesborough
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2.1 miN
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
53 min walk • The Colonial Theatre is located at 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Built in 1903, the theater was host to many theater greats including George M.
1.8 miN
Synagogue
Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield
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2.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Park Square Historic District, Pittsfield
57 min walk • The Park Square Historic District is a historic district in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The district is centered on the historic heart of Pittsfield encompassing a number city blocks adjacent to Park Square, which is at the junction of North, South, East, and West Streets.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Silver Lake, Pittsfield
62 min walk • Silver Lake is a lake in Pittsfield, Massachusetts that has had environmental concerns and been subject to a clean-up effort by both the city of Pittsfield and the EPA.
2.3 miN
City hall
Old Town Hall, Pittsfield
59 min walk • The Old Town Hall is a historic building on Park Square in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts. This 1832 building served for 135 years as the center of municipal government. Built in the Federal style to serve as the town hall, it became City Hall when Pittsfield became a city in 1891, serving in that role until 1968.
2.2 miN
Library
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
56 min walk • The Berkshire Athenaeum is a public library based on a previously private athenaeum, and now at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires, United States. Like many New England libraries, the Berkshire Athenaeum started as a private organization.
3.7 miW
42°25'52"N • 73°19'3"W
Fontaine's Auction Gallery, Pittsfield
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4.5 miSW
42°21'26"N • 73°17'0"W
The Wit Gallery, Lenox
114 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping

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When is Arrowhead open?

Arrowhead is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 10 am - 2 pm
Sunday closed