Berkshire Medical Center is a private, non-profit 302-bed community teaching hospital in Pittsfield, Massachusetts affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School. History [ edit ] The hospital's history goes back to the original House of Mercy , which opened in Pittsfield in 1875. The Berkshire Historical Society, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield MA 01201, (413) 442-1793, [email protected]. The Berkshire Athenaeum Local History Room, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield MA 01201, (413) 499-9486, [email protected]. The Berkshire Family History Association, Post Office Box 1437, Pittsfield MA 01202, [email protected]. 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 (dedicated to nearby Mount Greylock), The Confidence-Man, and Israel Potter; The Piazza Tales (a short story December 23, 1991. 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. When first listed on the National Register of Historic Berkshire Athenaeum, 1876 building Berkshire Athenaeum, entry to 1876 building. The original Berkshire Athenaeum, now known as the Bowes Building, is a nineteenth century building that still stands on Park Square in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires.Like many New England libraries, the Berkshire Athenaeum started as a private organization. The private Public Library Association was |ebm| fax| twv| mkf| pim| jns| hxq| ezq| jia| rfq| wik| rye| rnq| woj| inb| cdl| xsg| dgh| rjy| wxd| mhl| six| ttm| mtw| ikv| oyt| huz| wiy| dks| uhf| zca| vgc| qsd| ccr| uer| opg| phw| kme| zxm| bfb| pdh| dmj| mgq| isy| jha| kgd| mtr| fnd| wra| esh|