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McKnight contains Massachusetts' largest array of Victorian houses outside of Greater Boston. [2] The neighborhood's 900 ornate homes are part of a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Much of its western half is also a local historic district, the second largest of Springfield's six historic districts. [1] [3]
Francis M. Bookwalter, Vice President and Treasurer of James Leffel & Co., built his Second Empire house in 1876, placing it in the country for the safety of his children. From Bookwalter's private astronomical observatory, Springfield's first public timepiece was wired to strike the hour on the bell of the Central Fire House, one-half mile north.
Authorities said the fire happened at an empty house in the area of 11th Street and Phillips Avenue. Three people were inside the abandoned house at the time of the fire, a city spokesperson said.
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 ...
Don’t get caught on a Friday with no plans, here are five things to do around Springfield this weekend. More: Downtown Springfield bar getting a face-lift. Here's what customers can expect to see.
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Since 1636, Metro Center has served as the cultural, civic, and business center of Springfield and Western Massachusetts.The neighborhood sits on relatively flat land along the Connecticut Riverbank and stretches approximately two hundred meters inland where the first of a series of bluffs rises between the parallel Dwight and Chestnut Streets, (behind the MassMutual Center.)
The Elias Brookings School is a historic former school building at 367 Hancock Street in the Six Corners neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1925, it is a good local example of period school architecture. It was used as a school until 2011, when it suffered extensive damage in a rare tornado.