William M. Cashin House

William M. Cashin House
General information
Type Residential
Location 128 Eastman Lane, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
United States
Coordinates 42°23′50.88″N 72°31′18.50″W / 42.3974667°N 72.5218056°W / 42.3974667; -72.5218056
Completed 1971
Height
Roof 112.88 feet (34.41 m)
Technical details
Floor count 9
References
[1]

The William M. Cashin House, also known as Cashin Hall, is a dormitory in Amherst, Massachusetts named for William M. Cashin, original Trustee member for the UMass Building Authority from 1949-1969. It is part of the Sylvan Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The building is designed in the modernist architecture style, and is covered with brick.

In 1980, the building was home to the first signs of the impending campus water shortage. The first signs of trouble came the next morning when a resident of Cashin on the northern end of campus called the school's maintenance to report low water levels. A plumber was dispatched and after checking that the filters weren't clogged, determined it was a supply problem.[2]

References

  1. ↑ William M. Cashin House at Emporis
  2. ↑ Fitzgibbons, Daniel J. (9 September 2005). "Tapped out: 1980 water crisis forced campus evacuation". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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