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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 provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.

There are 90 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city, including 1 National Historic Landmark.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 1767 Milestones
1767 Milestones
April 7, 1971
(#71000084)
Between Boston and Springfield along Old Post Rd.
42°06′25″N 72°34′46″W / 42.106944°N 72.579444°W / 42.106944; -72.579444 (1767 Milestones)
Springfield The one Springfield marker is in storage at the Springfield Armory museum. Other markers are found in Worcester, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties.
2 Adams Apartment Building
Adams Apartment Building
September 29, 2015
(#15000660)
71 Adams St.
42°05′50″N 72°34′48″W / 42.0972°N 72.58°W / 42.0972; -72.58 (Adams Apartment Building)
Springfield
3 Ames Hill/Crescent Hill District
Ames Hill/Crescent Hill District
May 1, 1974
(#74000368)
Bounded by sections of Central, Maple, Mill, and Pine Sts., Crescent Hill, Ames Hill Drive, and Maple Ct.
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
42°06′19″N 72°35′21″W / 42.105278°N 72.589167°W / 42.105278; -72.589167 (Apremont Triangle Historic District)
Springfield
5 Bangs Block
Bangs Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000736)
1119 Main St.
42°06′00″N 72°35′10″W / 42.1°N 72.586°W / 42.1; -72.586 (Bangs Block)
Springfield
6 Baystate Corset Block
Baystate Corset Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000737)
395-405 Dwight St. and 99 Taylor St.
42°06′21″N 72°35′31″W / 42.105833°N 72.591944°W / 42.105833; -72.591944 (Baystate Corset Block)
Springfield
7 Belle and Franklin Streets Historic District
Belle and Franklin Streets Historic District
March 2, 1989
(#89000039)
77-103 Belle St. and 240-298 Franklin St.
42°06′45″N 72°35′31″W / 42.1125°N 72.591944°W / 42.1125; -72.591944 (Belle and Franklin Streets Historic District)
Springfield
8 Bicycle Club Building
Bicycle Club Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000738)
264-270 Worthington St.
42°06′18″N 72°35′32″W / 42.105°N 72.592222°W / 42.105; -72.592222 (Bicycle Club Building)
Springfield
9 Burbach Block
Burbach Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000739)
1113-1115 Main St.
42°06′00″N 72°35′09″W / 42.1°N 72.585833°W / 42.1; -72.585833 (Burbach Block)
Springfield
10 The Calhoun Apartments
The Calhoun Apartments
November 5, 2009
(#09000881)
1391-1399 Dwight St. and 85 Jefferson Ave.
42°06′58″N 72°36′13″W / 42.116103°N 72.6035°W / 42.116103; -72.6035 (The Calhoun Apartments)
Springfield
11 Carlton House Block
Carlton House Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000741)
9-13 Hampden St.
42°06′13″N 72°35′40″W / 42.103611°N 72.594444°W / 42.103611; -72.594444 (Carlton House Block)
Springfield
12 Chapin National Bank Building
Chapin National Bank Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000742)
1675-1677 Main St.
42°06′16″N 72°35′42″W / 42.104444°N 72.595°W / 42.104444; -72.595 (Chapin National Bank Building)
Springfield
13 Colonial Block
Colonial Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000743)
1139-55 Main St.
42°06′01″N 72°35′11″W / 42.100278°N 72.586389°W / 42.100278; -72.586389 (Colonial Block)
Springfield
14 Court Square Historic District
Court Square Historic District
May 2, 1974
(#74000370)
Bounded by Main, State, Broadway, Pynchon Sts. and City HallPl.
42°06′02″N 72°35′22″W / 42.100556°N 72.589444°W / 42.100556; -72.589444 (Court Square Historic District)
Springfield
15 Cutler and Porter Block
Cutler and Porter Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000744)
109 Lyman St.
42°06′24″N 72°35′31″W / 42.106667°N 72.591944°W / 42.106667; -72.591944 (Cutler and Porter Block)
Springfield
16 Downtown Springfield Railroad District
Downtown Springfield Railroad District
May 27, 1983
(#83000745)
Roughly bounded by Lyman, Main, Murray, and Spring Sts.
42°06′31″N 72°35′25″W / 42.108611°N 72.590278°W / 42.108611; -72.590278 (Downtown Springfield Railroad District)
Springfield
17 Driscoll's Block
Driscoll's Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000746)
211-13 Worthington St.
42°06′14″N 72°35′33″W / 42.103889°N 72.5925°W / 42.103889; -72.5925 (Driscoll's Block)
Springfield
18 Ethel Apartment House
Ethel Apartment House
March 6, 1987
(#87000353)
70 Patton St.
42°06′54″N 72°35′57″W / 42.115°N 72.599167°W / 42.115; -72.599167 (Ethel Apartment House)
Springfield
19 Evans Court Apartment Building
Evans Court Apartment Building
September 29, 2015
(#15000661)
22-24 Winthrop St.
42°05′54″N 72°34′56″W / 42.0983°N 72.5822°W / 42.0983; -72.5822 (Evans Court Apartment Building)
Springfield
20 First Church of Christ, Congregational
First Church of Christ, Congregational
February 1, 1972
(#72000135)
50 Elm St.
42°06′03″N 72°35′23″W / 42.100833°N 72.589722°W / 42.100833; -72.589722 (First Church of Christ, Congregational)
Springfield
21 Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block
Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000747)
300-308 Bridge St.
42°06′15″N 72°35′30″W / 42.104167°N 72.591667°W / 42.104167; -72.591667 (Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block)
Springfield Apparently demolished.
22 Forest Park Heights Historic District
Forest Park Heights Historic District
August 31, 1982
(#82004942)
Off MA 21
42°05′04″N 72°34′19″W / 42.084444°N 72.571944°W / 42.084444; -72.571944 (Forest Park Heights Historic District)
Springfield
23 French Congregational Church
French Congregational Church
February 24, 1983
(#83004288)
33-37 Bliss St.
42°05′58″N 72°35′16″W / 42.099444°N 72.587778°W / 42.099444; -72.587778 (French Congregational Church)
Springfield
24 Fuller Block
Fuller Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000748)
1531-1545 Main St.
42°06′12″N 72°35′33″W / 42.103333°N 72.5925°W / 42.103333; -72.5925 (Fuller Block)
Springfield
25 Guenther & Handel's Block
Guenther & Handel's Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000749)
7-9 Stockbridge St.
42°06′02″N 72°35′11″W / 42.100556°N 72.586389°W / 42.100556; -72.586389 (Guenther & Handel's Block)
Springfield
26 Gunn and Hubbard Blocks
Gunn and Hubbard Blocks
December 3, 1980
(#80000474)
463-477 State St.
42°06′27″N 72°34′40″W / 42.1075°N 72.577778°W / 42.1075; -72.577778 (Gunn and Hubbard Blocks)
Springfield
27 Hampden County Courthouse
Hampden County Courthouse
February 1, 1972
(#72000134)
Elm St.
42°06′01″N 72°35′20″W / 42.100278°N 72.588889°W / 42.100278; -72.588889 (Hampden County Courthouse)
Springfield
28 Hampden Savings Bank
Hampden Savings Bank
February 24, 1983
(#83000750)
1665 Main St.
42°06′16″N 72°35′40″W / 42.104444°N 72.594444°W / 42.104444; -72.594444 (Hampden Savings Bank)
Springfield
29 Hancock Apartment Building
Hancock Apartment Building
September 29, 2015
(#15000662)
116-118 Hancock, 130 Tyler Sts.
42°06′24″N 72°34′07″W / 42.1067°N 72.5686°W / 42.1067; -72.5686 (Hancock Apartment Building)
Springfield
30 Haynes Hotel Waters Building
Haynes Hotel Waters Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000751)
1386-1402 Main St.
42°06′08″N 72°35′26″W / 42.102222°N 72.590556°W / 42.102222; -72.590556 (Haynes Hotel Waters Building)
Springfield
31 Henking Hotel and Cafe
Henking Hotel and Cafe
February 24, 1983
(#83000752)
15-21 Lyman St.
42°06′30″N 72°35′39″W / 42.108333°N 72.594167°W / 42.108333; -72.594167 (Henking Hotel and Cafe)
Springfield Demolished.
32 Hibernian Block
Hibernian Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000753)
345-349 Worthington St.
42°06′21″N 72°35′26″W / 42.105833°N 72.590556°W / 42.105833; -72.590556 (Hibernian Block)
Springfield Listed on register as "Hiberian Block"; building has been demolished.
33 Hooker Apartments
Hooker Apartments
July 29, 2013
(#13000596)
2772-2786 Main & 7 Greenwich Sts.
42°06′58″N 72°36′25″W / 42.116175°N 72.606961°W / 42.116175; -72.606961 (Hooker Apartments)
Springfield
34 Indian Orchard Branch Library
Indian Orchard Branch Library
February 26, 1999
(#99000258)
44 Oak St.
42°09′33″N 72°30′17″W / 42.159167°N 72.504722°W / 42.159167; -72.504722 (Indian Orchard Branch Library)
Springfield
35 Ivernia Apartment Building
Ivernia Apartment Building
September 29, 2015
(#15000663)
91-93 Pine St.
42°06′08″N 72°34′22″W / 42.1023°N 72.5727°W / 42.1023; -72.5727 (Ivernia Apartment Building)
Springfield
36 Kennedy-Worthington Blocks
Kennedy-Worthington Blocks
June 14, 1979
(#79000347)
1585-1623 Main St. and 166-190 Worthington St.
42°06′15″N 72°35′36″W / 42.104167°N 72.593333°W / 42.104167; -72.593333 (Kennedy-Worthington Blocks)
Springfield
37 Kenwyn Apartments
Kenwyn Apartments
November 14, 1994
(#94001467)
6 Kenwood Park and 413-415 Belmont Ave.
42°05′14″N 72°33′47″W / 42.087222°N 72.563056°W / 42.087222; -72.563056 (Kenwyn Apartments)
Springfield
38 Laurel Hall
Laurel Hall
March 6, 1987
(#87000355)
72-74 Patton St.
42°06′36″N 72°35′53″W / 42.11°N 72.598°W / 42.11; -72.598 (Laurel Hall)
Springfield
39 Maple-Union Corners
Maple-Union Corners
April 26, 1976
(#76000243)
77, 83, 76-78, 80-84 Maple St.
42°06′05″N 72°34′56″W / 42.101389°N 72.582222°W / 42.101389; -72.582222 (Maple-Union Corners)
Springfield
40 Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
November 10, 1983
(#83003979)
339-341 State St.
42°06′20″N 72°34′52″W / 42.105556°N 72.581111°W / 42.105556; -72.581111 (Masonic Temple)
Springfield
41 McIntosh Building
McIntosh Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000754)
158-64 Chestnut St.
42°06′21″N 72°35′25″W / 42.105833°N 72.590278°W / 42.105833; -72.590278 (McIntosh Building)
Springfield
42 McKinney Building
McKinney Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000755)
1121-27 Main St.
42°06′00″N 72°35′10″W / 42.1°N 72.586111°W / 42.1; -72.586111 (McKinney Building)
Springfield
43 McKnight District
McKnight District
April 26, 1976
(#76000255)
Roughly bounded by Penn Central, State St., the Armory, and includes both sides of Campus Pl., and Dartmouth St.
42°06′52″N 72°34′19″W / 42.114444°N 72.571944°W / 42.114444; -72.571944 (McKnight District)
Springfield
44 Memorial Square District
Memorial Square District
August 29, 1977
(#77000180)
Main and Plainfield Sts.
42°06′37″N 72°36′10″W / 42.110278°N 72.602778°W / 42.110278; -72.602778 (Memorial Square District)
Springfield
45 Mills-Hale-Owen Blocks
Mills-Hale-Owen Blocks
October 31, 1985
(#85003424)
959-991 Main St.
42°05′56″N 72°35′06″W / 42.098889°N 72.585°W / 42.098889; -72.585 (Mills-Hale-Owen Blocks)
Springfield Apparently demolished.
46 Mills-Stebbins Villa
Mills-Stebbins Villa
October 15, 1973
(#73000299)
3 Crescent Hill
42°05′27″N 72°34′41″W / 42.090833°N 72.578056°W / 42.090833; -72.578056 (Mills-Stebbins Villa)
Springfield
47 Milton-Bradley Company
Milton-Bradley Company
February 24, 1983
(#83000756)
Park, Cross, and Willow Sts.
42°06′01″N 72°35′01″W / 42.100278°N 72.583611°W / 42.100278; -72.583611 (Milton-Bradley Company)
Springfield
48 Morgan Block
Morgan Block
May 27, 1983
(#83000757)
313-333 Bridge St.
42°06′15″N 72°35′27″W / 42.104167°N 72.590833°W / 42.104167; -72.590833 (Morgan Block)
Springfield
49 Myrtle Street School
Myrtle Street School
January 3, 1985
(#85000024)
64 Myrtle St.
42°09′30″N 72°30′25″W / 42.158333°N 72.506944°W / 42.158333; -72.506944 (Myrtle Street School)
Springfield
50 New Bay Diner Restaurant
New Bay Diner Restaurant
December 4, 2003
(#03001244)
950 Bay St.
42°07′51″N 72°33′17″W / 42.130833°N 72.554722°W / 42.130833; -72.554722 (New Bay Diner Restaurant)
Springfield
51 Olmsted-Hixon-Albion Block
Olmsted-Hixon-Albion Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000758)
1645-1659 Main St.
42°06′15″N 72°35′40″W / 42.104167°N 72.594444°W / 42.104167; -72.594444 (Olmsted-Hixon-Albion Block)
Springfield
52 Outing Park Historic District
Outing Park Historic District
March 7, 2012
(#12000068)
Roughly bounded by Saratoga, Niagara, Oswego, & Bayoone Sts.
42°05′45″N 72°34′47″W / 42.095802°N 72.579773°W / 42.095802; -72.579773 (Outing Park Historic District)
Springfield
53 Patton and Loomis Block
Patton and Loomis Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000759)
1628-40 Main St.
42°06′14″N 72°35′40″W / 42.103889°N 72.594444°W / 42.103889; -72.594444 (Patton and Loomis Block)
Springfield
54 Patton Building
Patton Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000760)
15-19 Hampden St.
42°06′13″N 72°35′40″W / 42.103611°N 72.594444°W / 42.103611; -72.594444 (Patton Building)
Springfield
55 Produce Exchange Building
Produce Exchange Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000761)
194-206 Chestnut and 115-125 Lyman St.
42°06′25″N 72°35′30″W / 42.106944°N 72.591667°W / 42.106944; -72.591667 (Produce Exchange Building)
Springfield
56 Quadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic District
Quadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic District
May 8, 1974
(#74000371)
Bounded by Chestnut St. to the W, State St. to the S, and includes properties on Mattoon, Salem, Edwards and Elliot Sts.
42°06′16″N 72°35′10″W / 42.104444°N 72.586111°W / 42.104444; -72.586111 (Quadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic District)
Springfield
57 Radding Building
Radding Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000762)
143-147 State St.
42°06′04″N 72°35′13″W / 42.101111°N 72.586944°W / 42.101111; -72.586944 (Radding Building)
Springfield
58 Republican Block
Republican Block
January 26, 1978
(#78000447)
1365 Main St.
42°06′08″N 72°35′25″W / 42.102222°N 72.590278°W / 42.102222; -72.590278 (Republican Block)
Springfield
59 Julia Sanderson Theater
Julia Sanderson Theater
May 10, 1979
(#79000348)
1676-1708 Main St.
42°06′14″N 72°35′44″W / 42.103889°N 72.595556°W / 42.103889; -72.595556 (Julia Sanderson Theater)
Springfield
60 Smith Carriage Company District
Smith Carriage Company District
February 24, 1983
(#83000763)
Bounded by Main, Peabody, Willow, and Park Sts.
42°06′00″N 72°35′05″W / 42.1°N 72.584722°W / 42.1; -72.584722 (Smith Carriage Company District)
Springfield
61 Smith's Building
Smith's Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000764)
201-207 Worthington St.
42°06′14″N 72°35′34″W / 42.103889°N 72.592778°W / 42.103889; -72.592778 (Smith's Building)
Springfield
62 South Congregational Church
South Congregational Church
April 30, 1976
(#76000245)
45 Maple St.
42°06′08″N 72°35′01″W / 42.102222°N 72.583611°W / 42.102222; -72.583611 (South Congregational Church)
Springfield
63 South Main Street School
South Main Street School
January 3, 1985
(#85000025)
11 Acushnet Ave.
42°05′31″N 72°34′46″W / 42.091944°N 72.579444°W / 42.091944; -72.579444 (South Main Street School)
Springfield
64 Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
October 15, 1966
(#66000898)
Armory Sq.
42°06′29″N 72°34′54″W / 42.108056°N 72.581667°W / 42.108056; -72.581667 (Springfield Armory National Historic Site)
Springfield
65 Springfield District Court
Springfield District Court
February 24, 1983
(#83000765)
1600 E. Columbus Ave.
42°06′03″N 72°35′29″W / 42.100833°N 72.591389°W / 42.100833; -72.591389 (Springfield District Court)
Springfield
66 Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
February 24, 1983
(#83000766)
195 State St.
42°06′06″N 72°35′11″W / 42.101667°N 72.586389°W / 42.101667; -72.586389 (Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.)
Springfield
67 Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Company
November 8, 2003
(#03001118)
127-131 State St.
42°06′05″N 72°35′12″W / 42.101389°N 72.586667°W / 42.101389; -72.586667 (Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Company)
Springfield
68 Springfield Steam Power Company Block
Springfield Steam Power Company Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000767)
51-59 Taylor St.
42°06′18″N 72°35′33″W / 42.105°N 72.5925°W / 42.105; -72.5925 (Springfield Steam Power Company Block)
Springfield
69 St. John's Congregational Church & Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls
St. John's Congregational Church & Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls
June 28, 2016
(#16000140)
69 Hancock St.
42°06′29″N 72°34′07″W / 42.107930°N 72.568491°W / 42.107930; -72.568491 (St. John's Congregational Church & Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls)
Springfield
70 St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Church
February 24, 1983
(#83002999)
Howard St. and E. Columbus Ave.
42°05′52″N 72°35′16″W / 42.097778°N 72.587778°W / 42.097778; -72.587778 (St. Joseph's Church)
Springfield Demolished in 2008.
71 Stacy Building
Stacy Building
May 27, 1983
(#83000768)
41-43 Taylor St.
42°06′17″N 72°35′35″W / 42.104722°N 72.593056°W / 42.104722; -72.593056 (Stacy Building)
Springfield
72 State Armory
State Armory
May 3, 1976
(#76000254)
29 Howard St.
42°05′55″N 72°35′12″W / 42.098611°N 72.586667°W / 42.098611; -72.586667 (State Armory)
Springfield
73 Stearns Building
Stearns Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000770)
289-309 Bridge St.
42°06′14″N 72°35′28″W / 42.103889°N 72.591111°W / 42.103889; -72.591111 (Stearns Building)
Springfield
74 Trinity Block
Trinity Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000771)
266-84 Bridge St.
42°06′15″N 72°35′35″W / 42.104167°N 72.593056°W / 42.104167; -72.593056 (Trinity Block)
Springfield
75 Union Trust Company Building
Union Trust Company Building
January 9, 1978
(#78000448)
1351 Main St.
42°06′08″N 72°35′22″W / 42.102222°N 72.589444°W / 42.102222; -72.589444 (Union Trust Company Building)
Springfield
76 United Electric Co. Building
United Electric Co. Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000772)
73 State St.
42°06′00″N 72°35′18″W / 42.1°N 72.588333°W / 42.1; -72.588333 (United Electric Co. Building)
Springfield
77 Upper Worthington Historic District
Upper Worthington Historic District
March 31, 1983
(#83000773)
Worthington, Federal, Summit and Armory Sts.
42°06′47″N 72°34′52″W / 42.113056°N 72.581111°W / 42.113056; -72.581111 (Upper Worthington Historic District)
Springfield
78 The Verona Apartments
The Verona Apartments
November 5, 2009
(#09000882)
1245-1255 Dwight St. and 6-10 Allendale St.
42°06′51″N 72°36′07″W / 42.114283°N 72.601931°W / 42.114283; -72.601931 (The Verona Apartments)
Springfield
79 W C A Boarding House
W C A Boarding House
February 24, 1983
(#83000776)
19 Bliss St.
42°05′59″N 72°35′14″W / 42.099722°N 72.587222°W / 42.099722; -72.587222 (W C A Boarding House)
Springfield
80 Walker Building
Walker Building
February 24, 1983
(#83000775)
1228-1244 Main St.
42°06′03″N 72°35′17″W / 42.100833°N 72.588056°W / 42.100833; -72.588056 (Walker Building)
Springfield
81 Wason-Springfield Steam Power Blocks
Wason-Springfield Steam Power Blocks
June 19, 1979
(#79000349)
27-43 Lyman St. and 26-50 Taylor St.
42°06′17″N 72°35′37″W / 42.104722°N 72.593611°W / 42.104722; -72.593611 (Wason-Springfield Steam Power Blocks)
Springfield
82 Water Shops Armory
Water Shops Armory
December 3, 1980
(#80000476)
1 Allen St.
42°05′43″N 72°33′48″W / 42.095278°N 72.563333°W / 42.095278; -72.563333 (Water Shops Armory)
Springfield
83 Wells Block
Wells Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000777)
250-264 Worthington St.
42°06′18″N 72°35′35″W / 42.105°N 72.593056°W / 42.105; -72.593056 (Wells Block)
Springfield
84 Whitcomb Warehouse
Whitcomb Warehouse
February 24, 1983
(#83004291)
32-34 Hampden St.
42°06′13″N 72°35′44″W / 42.103611°N 72.595556°W / 42.103611; -72.595556 (Whitcomb Warehouse)
Springfield
85 Willy's Overland Block
Willy's Overland Block
February 24, 1983
(#83000778)
151-157 Chestnut and 10-20 Winter Sts.
42°06′21″N 72°35′24″W / 42.105833°N 72.59°W / 42.105833; -72.59 (Willy's Overland Block)
Springfield
86 Winchester Square Historic District
Winchester Square Historic District
May 10, 1979
(#79000350)
U.S. 20
42°06′38″N 72°33′45″W / 42.110556°N 72.5625°W / 42.110556; -72.5625 (Winchester Square Historic District)
Springfield
87 Worthy Hotel
Worthy Hotel
February 24, 1983
(#83000779)
1571 Main St.
42°06′13″N 72°35′34″W / 42.103611°N 72.592778°W / 42.103611; -72.592778 (Worthy Hotel)
Springfield
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