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9-13 Eagle Street
Starting with a reputation as a great place to find seafood, 9-13 Eagle St. evolved to house long-standing clothing and jewelry shops.
A Company Family, A Company Town
No company has left more of a mark on North Adams than Sprague Electric. To many older residents, the golden age of Sprague was also the golden age of North Adams. Look no further than this city for…
A.C. Houghton: North Adams' First Mayor
Though probably best known today for his haunted mansion, Albert Charles Houghton was the first mayor of North Adams
Airport Tourists Home and Rooms/Redwood Inn/Tourists
Since the 1940s, this site has served as a waypost for weary travelers to rest and as a base for tourists to explore North Adams.
Anna Helen Croft McCuen
Anna Helen Croft McCuen was a woman born in North Adams in 1889, where she grew up and then studied at the North Adams Normal School to be a special class teacher, teaching first at Brayton School…
Appalachian Trail in North Adams
A roughly 2,190-mile trail extends through the forests of the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Trail, or simply the AT, traverses the Berkshire Hills, crossing through North Adams on its way…
Archer School
A school built for the children of the growing Blackinton village was named for a man who symbolized learning and education.
Armistice Day 1918 - What Was It Like?
The end of World War I did not come all at once; rather it occurred over a period of several days. There had been false reports during the first week of November that the war was about to end as the…
Arnold Print Works
Arnold Print Works, at one time a world leader in textile manufacturing with offices in New York City and Paris, had its beginnings in the burgeoning factory town of North Adams, Massachusetts. A…
Arnold Print Works
Situated between the north and south branches of the Hoosic River, this complex formed North Adams’ largest mill in the late nineteenth century, a successful cotton operation before a decline in…