Forest Park Heights Historic District
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Forest Park Heights Historic District is a historic district
in the Forest Park neighborhood
of Springfield, Massachusetts
, located near Massachusetts Route 21
. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
The district was built in 1893 by Mutual Investment Co. and Forest Park Heights Co. It features late 19th and 20th Century Revivals and late Victorian architecture
.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in the Forest Park neighborhood
Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts
Forest Park is a Victorian garden district located in Springfield, Massachusetts, developed between 1880 and 1920. It is the city's most populous neighborhood, and surrounds the 735-acre Frederick Law Olmstead-designed Forest Park, for which the neighborhood is named. The Forest Park neighborhood...
of Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. 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...
, located near Massachusetts Route 21
Massachusetts Route 21
Route 21 is a south–north state highway in Massachusetts that runs between Springfield and Belchertown.-Route description:The route begins at U.S. Route 20 in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield. It heads north, intersecting with Route 141 before crossing the Chicopee River into...
. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.
The district was built in 1893 by Mutual Investment Co. and Forest Park Heights Co. It features late 19th and 20th Century Revivals and late Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
.