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The City of Springfield's Historic Sites Commission maintains the registry of landmarks and historic districts and recommend historic designation to the city council. [1] The commission was established in Chapter 101, Ordinance § 101.03. [1]
The Springfield History Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, with extended hours on First Fridays. Admission is free. Miranda Cyr reports on education for The Register-Guard.
Black Bear at Henson Robinson Zoo. The Henson Robinson Zoo is a private nonprofit zoo owned and operated by the Springfield Park District.The zoo was built in 1968–1970 on the eastern shore of Lake Springfield to serve the population of Central Illinois, and opened in 1970.
Location of Springfield in Massachusetts. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Also included is a large number of items from the former Indian Motorcycle Museum. [16] [17] The museum also houses the Springfield History Library and Archives, a collection of historical papers and documents, including genealogical records and over 20,000 books related to genealogy. [18]
The Clark County Heritage Center is a Romanesque architecture-style building in central Springfield, Ohio, United States.Originally built for the city's offices in 1890, it was replaced in 1979 with the current Springfield City Hall [1] and is now the location of the Clark County Historical Society (founded in 1897), which includes a museum, research library and archives.
In 1899, the Springfield Ethnological and Natural History Museum (now the Springfield Science Museum) opened in its new building on October 16, 1899. [56] [57] Prior to this, the museum had existed as a curiosities collection established in December 1859 in City Hall, later hosted at the City Library beginning in 1871. [56] [58]
The Illinois State Museum was founded on May 25, 1877, as a showcase within the sixth Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, which was completed at that time. Amos Henry Worthen was first curator. As the state's government grew, the museum collection was moved from the Capitol Building to the newly constructed Centennial Building, now known as ...