Some Photographs of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Shelburne Falls Village, in Franklin County, Massachussetts, includes portions of Shelburne Town and Buckland Town.
Arms Academy building, now the Museum of the Shelburne Historical Society. Built in 1880 as a private school funded by Ira Arms, a wealthy benefactor of the town. Located at the corner of Church and Maple Streets.
../societysbldg.jpg (212 x 212, pen and ink drawing)
../arms.jpg (469 x 312, color postcard, early 20th Century)
Mechanic Street.
mech1900.jpg (1043 x 647, 150dpi, b/w postcard) About 1920, looking north from Cross Street. From Shelburne Historical Museum. The electric street lights were put in about 1910.
mech1999.jpg (1046 x 755, 150dpi, color) Winter 1999, looking north from Cross Street. Photo by Ted Merrill. The grass verges and the last remaining trees were removed in August 1998.
22 Mechanic Street The homestead of Moses W. Merrill (1817-1859) and his son Cordeanio H. Merrill (1840-1908). The property was purchased in 1997 by Cordeanio's great-grandson Deane W. Merrill Jr. (1938-) and established as Bear Haven Bed and Breakfast.
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