AMHERST — A home built around 1870, used as both a residence and offices in recent years, will begin a 12-hour move from its Dickinson Street location to a North Whitney Street site on Wednesday night.
Known as the Charles M. Osgood house, the Greek Revival building is owned by developer Barry Roberts, who is coordinating the move that will start at 10 p.m.
The home, which has been lifted above its foundation for several weeks in preparation for the move, will then head toward Main Street before turning onto North Whitney. There, it will be put on a lot owned by developer Joel Greenbaum.
Residents are advised that electricity and cable, landline phone and internet service may be affected during the move, which is expected to be complete by 10 a.m. the following day.
An application submitted to the Historical Commission over the summer states that, with its garage being demolished, the site will be redeveloped into new residential units and daycare.
The commission didn’t have a quorum to act at its July meeting on a demolition delay, so the demolition authorization was considered granted constructively.
According to information compiled for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, Osgood was an employee at the H. D. Fearing hat factory and either lived in or rented out the home. The house is currently located at 24 Dickinson St.
