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Historic college home coming to Baker Street in Amherst The Martha S. Hubbard House has stood on South Pleasant Street for 150 years. GOOGLE STREET VIEW Published: 2/23/2021 12:01:59 PM Editor’s note: This story, which ran originally in the Feb. 24. Gazette, is being republished to correct the planned use for the Amherst College President Mother’s House. AMHERST A 19th-century home on South Pleasant Street that’s owned by Amherst College can be moved about a mile away from the site where it has been situated for nearly 150 years. The two-story building at 205 South Pleasant St. will be brought to a vacant lot at 21 Baker St. after the Historical Commission gave unanimous approval last month to lift a yearlong demolition delay put in place last May. ....