Memorial Square, Springfield, Massachusetts
Memorial Square District | |
Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral | |
42°6′37″N 72°36′10″W / 42.11028°N 72.60278°W / 42.11028; -72.60278 | |
Built | 1866 |
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Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 77000180 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1977 |
Memorial Square is a neighborhood located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
A predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood with several parks, Memorial Square is within walking distance to Springfield's three nationally ranked hospitals, Baystate Medical Center, Shriner's Children's Hospital, and Mercy Medical.
Always a neighborhood of immigrants, Memorial Square was a primarily Greek neighborhood from the Industrial Revolution until the Great Latino Immigration of the 1980s-present. The architecturally brilliant St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, founded in 1907, built in 1940, is a testament to Memorial Square's past as a vibrant Greek enclave.[2]
A portion of the neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Memorial Square District.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Springfield, MA - Our Plural History". ourpluralhistory.stcc.edu.
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