St. James Apartments

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St. James Apartments
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Location573 State St.: Five Oak St., Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°6′33″N72°34′27″W / 42.10917°N 72.57417°W / 42.10917; -72.57417 Coordinates: 42°6′33″N72°34′27″W / 42.10917°N 72.57417°W / 42.10917; -72.57417
Arealess than one acre
Built1902 (1902)
Architect William B. Reid
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 100003941 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2020

The St. James Apartments are a historic apartment house at 573 State Street & 5 Oak Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1904, it is a good local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. [1]

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Description and history

The St. James Apartments are located just southeast of the extended former Springfield Armory grounds, at the southeast corner of State Street and Oak Street. It is a four-story masonry structure, organized in a U shape with its main facade facing State Street and wings extending south. Both street-facing facades feature projecting rounded bays, with one at the street corner. Ground-floor windows are set in round-arch openings, while the second and third-floor windows have keystones of cast stone. Bands of cast stone and multicolored and projecting brick courses add interest to the facades, and a cornice separates the first and second floors. The interior houses eighteen units of varying size, retaining only a modest number of period features. [2]

The block was built in 1904 by Joseph Laliberte to a design by William B. Reid. Both Reid and Laliberte were Canadian immigrants resident in Holyoke, and the building appears to have been a speculative venture. Its construction is representative of the growth of the area's immigrant Canadian population in the city in the early 20th century. Its early residents were a mix of tradespeople and skilled craftsmen, including immigrants from Canada and Ireland. The building's interior underwent a major renovation in 1983. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for St. James Apartments". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2020-01-27.