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Fisk sold his property in 1913 to John Lester, who had sold properties in the area to William Lay, an English-born real estate developer and builder. Lay first proposed subdivision of the area in February 1913, and received building permits in December for the first building, one of the six-unit wood-frame buildings on Franklin Street.
The Charles H. Burgess House is a historic house at 17 Whitney Road in Quincy, Massachusetts. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1903 by Charles H. Burgess, a real estate developer and auction-house owner. The house exhibits both Queen Anne and Shingle styling, with Queen Anne-like projecting corner bay, and a wraparound porch ...
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 provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1]
In 1968, following the Pentagon's controversial closing of the Springfield Armory, Springfielders founded Springfield Technical Community College on 35 acres (14.2 ha) behind the Springfield Armory National Park. Springfield Technical Community College is the only polytechnic community college in Massachusetts, and was founded to continue ...
East Forest Park contains a wide variety of pre- and post-World War II homes on the hillside of Watershops Pond, Springfield's largest body of water (other than the Connecticut River), and custom-built colonials and Tudors, as well as capes and ranches. [1] Several small commercial areas are located on Island Pond Road and Sumner Avenue.
See: List of tallest buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts. As of 2011, Springfield's skyline features relatively fewer skyscrapers than most of its peer cities. The reason for this has to do with the 1908 construction of Springfield's neo-classical 1200 Main Street building, also known as 101 State Street. The building stands at 125 feet (38 ...
Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts, is one of the largest urban, municipal parks in the United States, covering 735 acres (297 ha) of land overlooking the Connecticut River. Forest Park features a zoo , aquatic gardens, and outdoor amphitheater, in addition to design elements like winding wooded trails, and surprising, expansive views.
The McKnight District is a predominantly residential neighborhood northeast of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts.The area represents a planned residential development covering several hundred acres, which was built in the mid to late 19th century.