Established in 1888 on the outskirts of an existing neighborhood graveyard, Southview Cemetery is the city's second oldest municipal cemetery. Much of the area that makes up Southview was originally the town and, later, city farm and also housed the city infirmary until 1968. Come explore Southview Cemetery and learn the stories of some of the people who are buried there!

Take a walk through the past of one of North Adams’ oldest and important business districts!

Hill Side Cemetery is the oldest municipal cemetery in North Adams; it is the city’s second oldest existing cemetery, its age being exceeded only by the so-called Congregational Cemetery, which dates to the 1780's, and the now lost Fort Massachusetts burial ground, which was established in 1749. The first burial in Hill Side (now more often referred to as Hillside) was in 1798; the deceased was one Olive Knight, the 18 year old daughter of Richard and Lilles Knight of what would become…

Are you curious about the first African American to graduate from MCLA with a four-year degree? Did you ever wonder what the rules and regulations were for students in the 1950s? The MCLA Narratives tour investigates the history of MCLA’s people, programs, and buildings by examining a handful of individuals and events in the college’s past. In spring 2018, students in Art & Collective Identity (ARTH 311), taught by Katherine Carroll, conducted research in the college archives and created this…

Even before the construction of the Mohawk Trail in 1914, North Adams has served as a tourist attraction for the surrounding area and beyond. This driving tour begins on the Mohawk Trail and continues on into North Adams proper. While some of the sites mentioned in this tour no longer exist, others have found new life by being revitalized and reimagined by new owners.

Since Arnold Print Works first opened at this site in 1860, 87 Marshall Street has been a center for economic activity in North Adams. Beginning in 1942, Sprague Electric Company employed thousands of North Adams residents until its closure in 1985. Now the site of MASS MoCA, this tour provides a view of what life was like at Sprague Electric through the perspectives of the men and women who worked there.

A downtown walking tour that visits many of the historic houses of worship that helped win North Adams the name of "Steeple City."

Centered on a thriving industrial complex, the Blackinton neighborhood forged its own identity between Williamstown and North Adams.

This tour focuses on the historic mills and factories that helped propel North Adams to economic success during the industrial revolution. Many of these mills and factories closed several decades ago but many of the remaining buildings have been repurposed to play important roles in the continued revitalization of North Adams.