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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]
Once the house was purchased by the Ramapogue Historical Society in 1903, it was preserved in its original state. Tours of the house are held on special town days or holidays. All artifacts in the house are time period appropriate, and include original Day family items, such as the high boy, writing desk, and other furnishings. [3]
Sep. 4—A burial stone dating to 1794, the oldest in the Middle Village Cemetery in Springfield, received a roadside historical marker Friday, Aug. 30, funded by the private William C. Pomeroy ...
Indeed, Springfield's role in the abolitionist movement was far greater than the city's population at the time, (approximately 20,000 before the separation of Chicopee). In 1836, Springfield's American Colonization Society was its first radical abolitionist group.
Developed during Springfield's industrial growth of the 1850s to the 1920s, the South Fountain Avenue Historic District encompasses about 15 square blocks south of downtown Springfield, across the street from South High School. Among its prominent early residents were Oliver S. Kelly, [1] William N. Whiteley, and Francis Bookwalter. [2]
Springfield was founded in 1800, [2]: 129 but for its first half-century of existence, the land now included within the district was used for agricultural purposes. [2]: 458 However, by the 1840s, Springfield had grown eastward from its original core, and the brothers Gustavus and William Foos platted some of their land along High Street for residential purposes in 1848.
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 ...
The Central Springfield Historic District is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) historic district in downtown Springfield. The district encompasses Springfield's oldest commercial district and is centered on the Old State Capitol .