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In 1857, the City Library Association was formed in Springfield in response to the 1851 Massachusetts Public Library Law, which authorized cities and towns to establish and maintain public libraries, as well as an 1855 petition by residents requesting funding for a library. [1] Prior to this, the Springfield Library Company ran a private ...
Primus P. Mason donated Mason Square to the city for public use and sold considerable land to the McKnight Brothers, which became their eponymous neighborhood. In 1870, a group of business people led by brothers William and John McKnight planned the McKnight District as a residential community; most of it was constructed between 1870 and 1900.
The City of Springfield, Massachusetts, has 19 distinct neighborhoods. Many feature subdivisions known by other names, such as The X, Hungry Hill, and Mason Square. Springfield's neighborhoods fan out north, south, and east, from its original, colonial settlement in what is now Metro Center.
Springfield City Hall’s lobby will remain open for continued access to Wi-Fi, tables and seating. A list of alternative resources can be found on the library’s website at www.wheremindsgrow.org .
Mason Square [25] [26] 2021 Mason Square Library [15] Wall of Fame: State Street and Eastern Avenue [15] Gardening the Community: Ryan Murrary Mason Square [27] 2022 Wall of Advertising: Vintage advertisements City Mosaic and John Simpson Worthington Street [8] [28] [29] 2023 Carmen Callender Park Cleaners, Orange and Allen Street [30] Be the ...
Springfield Museums Corporation operates the Dr. Seuss Memorial and five museums on the Quadrangle. In 2013, the Springfield Museum consortium achieved national accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums , a distinction awarded to only 6% of national museums in the US. [ 2 ]
Springfield is the most populous city in and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. [14] Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River.
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