With Emma John, Historic Northampton

On this tour of Northampton's Main Street, historian Emma John will be your guide on a walk from Historic Northampton to the Academy of Music and focus on what the architecture tells us about how 19th century citizens saw and used their main street. Where was the opera house? Where were the meeting rooms where abolitionist activities took place? Which buildings from the mid-1800s are still in use today? We will also talk about the role of civic pride, social order, historic preservation and what our Main Street has in common with others in the U.S.