National Register of Historic Places - Massachusetts (MA), Hampden County

Hampden County Massachusetts (Vacant / Not In Use) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include State Normal Training School, Chester Center Historic District, Ethel Apartment House, Laurel Hall and Mills--Hale--Owen Blocks.

The famous person Thomas C. Page is associated with one of more of the Hampden County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hampden County places including Pyne & Gardner Gardner, Burton E. Geckler, Flynt Construction Co., Gagnier & Angers, Eugene C. Gardner, Henry A. Sykes, Warren Mills, John Evans, Augustus W. Holton and George P.D. Alderman. Prominent architectural styles found in Hampden Country are Renaissance, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Chester Center Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000161)

Skyline Trail at intersection of Bromley and Lyman Rds. , Chester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sykes,Henry A.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Ethel Apartment House (added 1987 - - #87000353)

70 Patton St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Geckler,Burton E.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Laurel Hall (added 1987 - - #87000355)

72--74 Patton St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wozny,Bruno

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mills--Hale--Owen Blocks (added 1985 - - #85003424)

959--991 Main St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Owen,Frank W., Mills,Warren

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Myrtle Street School (added 1985 - - #85000024)

64 Myrtle St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gardner,E.C. & G.C., Currier,J.M.

Architectural Style:

Exotic Revival, Classical Revival, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Page, Thomas D., House (added 1988 - - #87001782)

Also known as Belcher Lodge;Masonic Temple

105 East St. , Chicopee

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Page,Thomas C.

Significant Year:

1875, 1881, 1909

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Prospect Hill School (added 2008 - - #08001069)

33 Montgomery St. , Westfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holton, Augustus W., Harding, Malcolm B.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Robert, Clovis, Block (added 2002 - - #02001472)

338-348 Main St. , Holyoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Alderman, George P.B.

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Sanford Whip Factory (added 2008 - - #08001176)

Also known as Advance Whip and Novelty Company

330 Elm St. , Westfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Smith, Thomas and Esther, House (added 2005 - - #05000217)

Also known as Mathew Noble House

251 North West St. , Agawam

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

South Main Street School (added 1985 - - #85000025)

Also known as Acushnet Avenue School

11 Acushnet Ave. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Richmond,Francis R.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

State Normal Training School (added 1983 - - #83000769)

Also known as Washington Street School

Washington St. , Westfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gardner,Pyne & Gardner

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Union Station (added 1988 - - #88000715)

Depot St. , Palmer

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Flynt Construction Co., Richardson,Henry Hobson

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Union Trust Company Building (added 1978 - - #78000448)

1351 Main St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Evans,John, Peabody & Stearns

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Upper Worthington Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1992 - - #92000075)

Also known as See Also:Upper Worthington Historic District

443--472 Taylor St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gagnier & Angers

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Economics, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Valentine School (added 1983 - - #83000774)

Also known as Grape Street School

Grape and Elm Sts. , Chicopee

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Alderman, George P.D.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

YWCA Building (added 1983 - - #83004608)

22--30 Howard St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gardner,Eugene C.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use