Dickinson, Emily, House
280 Main St., Amherst, Massachusetts
Map
Coordinates:
+42.37611, -72.5143842°22'34" N, 72°30'52" W
Description
Emily Dickinson made this house her home for her entire life (1830-86), living in partial seclusion and writing poetry. The house has an intensely intimate relationship with this reclusive poet. Contemporary reviewers were often bewildered by Dickinson's poems, with their metrical originality, fractured grammar and obscure references, but over the years critical appreciation has steadily grown, and she is now recognized as a major figure in American literature. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 29, 1962
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000363
- Architectural style
- Federal
- Area of significance
- Literature
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Current function
- Institutional housing
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1850-1874
- Significant years
- 1813; 1855; 1886
Update Log
- March 17, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett