Morgan Block

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Morgan Block

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Morgan Block
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Location 315-333 Bridge St., Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°6′15″N72°35′27″W / 42.10417°N 72.59083°W / 42.10417; -72.59083 Coordinates: 42°6′15″N72°35′27″W / 42.10417°N 72.59083°W / 42.10417; -72.59083
Area less than one acre
Built 1929 (1929)
Architect Kirkham & Parlett
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Downtown Springfield MRA
NRHP reference #

83000757

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Added to NRHP May 27, 1983

The Morgan Block is a historic commercial block at 313-333 Bridge Street (facing Stearns Park) in Springfield, Massachusetts. When the two story Classical Revival building was built in 1929, it was probably a speculative real estate venture by the Morgan Envelope Company, whose factory abutted the property in the rear. It was designed to house stores on the first floor and offices on the second, functions it continues to perform. It was rehabilitated in the early 1980s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] [2]

Springfield, Massachusetts City in Massachusetts

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Description and history

The Morgan Block is located in downtown Springfield, on the south side of Bridge Street at the southern end of Stearns Park. It is a long two-story building, with a brick exterior. The front is divided into seven bays articulated by quoined brick piers, with a building entrance in a round-arch opening at the left end. The piers are topped by Classical medallions, and a low parapet extends across the top. The ground-floor bays originally housed individual retail storefronts with recessed entrances, but most of these have been replaced with plate glass windows set on granite bases. On the second floor there are two sash windows in each bay, set in separate rectangular openings. [2]

The block was built in 1929 to a design by Kirkham & Parlett, on what was previously the site of a laundry. The building was first owned by the Morgan Realty Company, probably a development arm of the nearby Morgan Envelope Company. The building has always housed commercial and retail businesses. It is one of the better-preserved of this type of 1920s building in the city. [2]

See also

Stearns Building

The Stearns Building is a historic commercial building at 289-309 Bridge Street in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. The six-story building was built in 1912 for the Dunlap Realty Group. It is an early example of Neo-Gothic design applied to large office buildings in Springfield. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Fitzgeralds Stearns Square Block

Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block was a historic commercial block at 300-308 Bridge Street in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. It was built in 1871 for Patrick Fitzgerald, one of Springfield's leading real estate developers of the time, and is an important early design of E.C. Gardner, who later designed a number of prominent Springfield properties. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It was apparently demolished sometime afterward; the site is now a parking lot.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "NRHP nomination for Morgan Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-12.