Kenyon L. Butterfield House
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The Kenyon L. Butterfield House, also known as Butterfield Hall, is a dormitory in Amherst, Massachusetts
named for Kenyon L. Butterfield
, former president Massachusetts Agricultural College. It is part of the Central Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
. The building is designed in the Georgian revival style with prominent art deco
accents. This was the second campus building constructed under architect Louis W. Ross
, an alumnus of the institution, who would go on to design many of the other dormitories at the university, as well as the Student Union.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
named for Kenyon L. Butterfield
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Kenyon Leech Butterfield was an American agricultural scientist and college administrator known for developing the Cooperative Extension Service at the Land Grant Universities, and was instrumental in developing the Smith-Lever Act of 1914...
, former president Massachusetts Agricultural College. It is part of the Central Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
. The building is designed in the Georgian revival style with prominent art deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
accents. This was the second campus building constructed under architect Louis W. Ross
Louis W. Ross
Louis Warren Ross was an American architect from Boston, Massachusetts, perhaps best known for his work at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he designed over thirty of the campus buildings there....
, an alumnus of the institution, who would go on to design many of the other dormitories at the university, as well as the Student Union.