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 Court Square Historic District - Springfield, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 06.056 W 072° 35.344
18T E 699357 N 4663795
Court Square Historic District is bounded by Main, State, Broadway, Pynchon Streets and City Hall Plaza in downtown Springfield. The coordinates are for the Old First Church, which is at about the geographical center of the district.
Waymark Code: WMBQ73
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2011
Views: 3
Court Square is the government, cultural and historic heart of Springfield, MA. To the south is the ornate Byers block, the Hampden County Courthouse, and the Hampden County Hall of Justice. To west is the Old First Church. Both the Hampden County Courthouse and the Old First Church are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. To the north are the three signature buildings of the municipal group - City Hall, the Campanile, and Symphony Hall. The district is bounded by Main St. on the east. In between is a landscaped park that contains many statues, monuments, memorials, fountains and a bandstand.
County / Borough / Parish: Hampden
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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