Lincoln–Sunset Historic District, Amherst

Name: Lincoln–Sunset Historic District
Address: Amherst, United States

#54 among attractions in Amherst

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The Lincoln–Sunset Historic District is a residential historic district located west of the downtown area of Amherst, Massachusetts. Colloquially known as Millionaire's Row, the district extends along Lincoln and Sunset Avenues between Northampton Street and the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. This area was one of Amherst's first planned residential subdivisions, and features a large number of high-quality houses, built by merchants, businessmen, and academics. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'33"N, 72°31'33"W

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Lincoln–Sunset Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mullins Center, Emily Dickinson Museum, Mead Art Museum, University Museum of Contemporary Art.

1 miNW
Convention center, Basketball, Hockey
Mullins Center, Amherst
26 min walk • The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
0.6 miE
Emily Dickinson, Museum, Historical place
Emily Dickinson Museum, Amherst
15 min walk • The Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855 to 1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death.
0.6 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Mead Art Museum, Amherst
16 min walk • Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. His wife, Olga Kilyeni Mead, left her entire estate to Amherst College.
0.9 miN
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst
22 min walk • The University Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The UMCA has been housed in the university's Fine Arts Center since 1975, after the university began collecting works in 1962.
0.6 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst
17 min walk • The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors.
0.9 miN
Church, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Old Chapel, Amherst
24 min walk • Old Chapel, formerly known as the Old Chapel Library is a former library on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.4 miSE
Church
Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Amherst
10 min walk • The Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic church on Woodside Avenue in Amherst, Massachusetts.
0.7 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Fine Arts Center, Amherst
19 min walk • The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an arts center located just north of downtown Amherst, Massachusetts and contains a concert hall and a contemporary art gallery.
0.5 miNE
Emily Dickinson, Cemetery
Amherst West Cemetery, Amherst
12 min walk • Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct. When the area was separated as Amherst in 1786, the property was taken over by the newly established town.
0.6 miSE
Emily Dickinson, Universities and schools
Amherst College, Amherst
16 min walk • Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts.
~1060 ftE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Strong House, Amherst
6 min walk • The Strong House is a historic house at 67 Amity Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. Built about 1744, it is one of Amherst's oldest surviving houses, and a fine example of mid-18th century Connecticut River Valley architecture.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lincoln–Sunset Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Prospect-Gaylord Historic District, Amherst (4 min walk), Strong House, Amherst (6 min walk), Amity Street, Amherst (7 min walk), Jones Library, Amherst (7 min walk).