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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.
Coordinates: 42°9′33.6″N 72°29′58.1″W. Main Street, Indian Orchard. Child laborers at Indian Orchard Manufacturing Company, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine. Indian Orchard is a village in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Located in the northeast corner of Springfield, next to the Chicopee River, Indian Orchard is the city's fifth ...
Area. 736 acres (2.98 km 2) Created. 1884 (1884) Operated by. Springfield Parks Department. 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 ...
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. It is owned by the local historical society, and is ...
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. McKnight was built on land originally considered to be "Un-improvable Pine barrens" when the Springfield Armory and the area around it was laid out in the 1780s.
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.
Coordinates: 42°6′41.4″N 72°35′48.6″W. Sacred Heart Church. The North End of Springfield, Massachusetts is a name that describes three distinct Springfield neighborhoods: Brightwood, Memorial Square, and Liberty Heights. For more than a century, Springfield's North End neighborhood has served as a first home for some of the city's ...