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42°05′24″N 72°34′37″W / 42.09°N 72.576944°W / 42.09; -72.576944 (Ames Hill/Crescent Hill District) Springfield. 4. Apremont Triangle Historic District. Apremont Triangle Historic District. May 27, 1983. (#83000735) Junction of Pearl, Hillman, Bridge, and Chestnut.
History of Springfield, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 42.112411°N 72.547455°W. The Old Fort, which saved many in the Siege of Springfield during King Philip's War; the Springfield Armory prior to the construction of its modern arsenal buildings after 1845; the Old First Church and Court Square, as it appeared in 1827.
A manufacturing plant was set up on Hendee Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the former 'American Wire Wheel Company' building. Over the years, the factory's 1,200 employees produced 1,703 Silver Ghosts and 1,241 Phantoms, with the first Silver Ghost chassis finished in 1921. The 1929 stock market crash led to the plant's closure in 1931.
May 27, 1983. Apremont Triangle Historic District is a historic district in Springfield, Massachusetts, located at the junction of Pearl, Hillman, Bridge, and Chestnut Streets in its Metro Center district. The Apremont Triangle Historic District includes the Apremont Triangle Park, nicknamed "the Heart of Springfield" by the city's arts ...
Samuel Chapin (baptized October 8, 1598 – November 11, 1675) was a prominent early settler of Springfield, Massachusetts. [ 1 ] He served the town as selectman, magistrate and deacon (in the Massachusetts Bay Colony there was little separation between the church and government). Chapin is best known today as the subject of the Augustus Saint ...
August 31, 1982. Forest Park is a Victorian garden district located in Springfield, Massachusetts, developed between 1880 and 1920. It is the city's most populous neighborhood, and surrounds the 735-acre Forest Park, for which the neighborhood is named. The Forest Park neighborhood has nature and recreation within walking distance.
April 16, 1975. Historic postcard. The Josiah Day House is a historic house museum at 70 Park Street in West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Built about 1754, it is believed to be the oldest known brick saltbox style house in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Coordinates: 42.10306°N 72.58527°W. The Puritan. The Puritan is a bronze statue by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Springfield, Massachusetts, which became so popular that it was reproduced for over 20 other cities, museums, universities, and private collectors around the world, and later became an official symbol of the city, emblazoned ...