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Produce Exchange Building
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Location 194-206 Chestnut St., 115-125 Lyman St., Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°6′25″N72°35′30″W / 42.10694°N 72.59167°W / 42.10694; -72.59167 Coordinates: 42°6′25″N72°35′30″W / 42.10694°N 72.59167°W / 42.10694; -72.59167
Area less than one acre
Built 1899 (1899)
MPS Downtown Springfield MRA
NRHP reference # 83000761 [1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1983

The Produce Exchange Building is a historic commercial building at 194–206 Chestnut and 115–125 Lyman Street in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1899 and remodeled in 1926, it is one of the largest of Springfield's early 20th-century commercial buildings, used for many years as a wholesale produce market. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

Springfield, Massachusetts City in Massachusetts

Springfield is a city in the state of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. As of the 2010 Census, the city's population was 153,060. As of 2017, the estimated population was 154,758, making it the third-largest city in Massachusetts, the fourth-most populous city in New England after Boston, Worcester, and Providence, and the 12th-most populous in the Northeastern United States. Metropolitan Springfield, as one of two metropolitan areas in Massachusetts, had a population of 692,942 as of 2010.

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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description and history

The Produce Exchange Building is located on the north side of downtown Springfield, across Lyman Street from the main railroad line and at the corner of Chestnut Street. It is an L-shaped four-story masonry structure, finished in brick with terra cotta trim. It has sixteen-bay facades facing both streets, and a two-bay corner facade housing the main building entrance on the ground floor. The Chestnut Street facade has five retail storefronts, each with recessed entrances and display windows, separated by pilasters and topped by a frieze band and cornice. The Lyman Street facade has mostly bricked over retail bays, separated by pilasters. The upper floor has a combination of sash windows and three-part picture windows, and has a decorated frieze below a simple cornice at the top. [2]

The block was built in 1899 by Andrew Whitney, and began to serve as the city's wholesale produce exchange marketplace in 1908, a role it served for many years. In 1926 the building was extensively remodeled, including an updated facade, which has survived largely intact. The building is one of the largest commercial buildings of the period in the city. [2]

See also

Cutler and Porter Block

The Cutler and Porter Block is a historic commercial building at 109 Lyman Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1894 and altered in 1923, it is an architecturally distinctive example of Panel Brick architecture, with important associations to several late 19th and early 20th-century local businesses. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

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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 "NRHP nomination for Produce Exchange Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-13.