, June, 1971  Fourth in a five-part series on new living patterns          Pre-sited    Houses  Where man and nature meet  By Stephen Mead, Architectural editor

"In the Echo Hill community of Amherst, Mass., you won't see any utility poles, crowded streets or rows of look-alike houses. Instead, you'll find a quiet residential area where houses are tucked away amidst trees and forest greenery. What makes Echo Hill a special place to live is the land-use concept of Planned Unit Development, or PUD. ..."   So opens the article on our Echo Hill South Community published in Better Homes and Gardens in June of 1971.  Are we proud?  You can count on that!  You can read the entire article by accessing it in the archives of your local library.  It is of some historical interest because it was the first such Development on the East Coast.  It was planned and put together by  Architect Thomas Kirley,  Tomlinson Builders and Developer William E. Aubin.  Bill Aubin, a graduate of the local University of Massachusetts, remained a dominant force and owner of  the unsold properties during the several year development phase and kept a motherly eye on the fledgling Echo Hill South Owners Association which remains a vigorous but low-key organization led by a Board of Directors assembled from the homeowners and residents.

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