List of tallest buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts explained

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, features relatively few skyscrapers compared its peer cities, due to a 1908 Massachusetts state law limiting the city's building height to 125', which remained in effect until 1970. In 1907-08, the construction of 1200 Main Street caused such an outcry in both Springfield and Boston that the Massachusetts State Legislature passed a law limiting commercial building height in Springfield to 125' – the height of the steeple of Springfield's Old First Church (the fourth incarnation of which had been constructed in 1819). As a consequence, Springfield did not develop a modern skyline in the pre-World War II styles of art deco or neo-classicism; however, many 'human-scale' versions of both styles exist in Springfield.[1]

Springfield's height limit was broached purposely in 1970, after the U.S. government had closed the Springfield Armory and many residents began to complain that Springfield looked too Victorian, architecturally. The Baystate West tower (now known as Tower Square, bearing MassMutual's name), standing 371', was designed that year in the brutalist International style by renowned architect Pietro Belluschi. Several major downtown projects followed in the 1970s and 1980s, creating an impressive modern skyline accented by the Campanile tower of 1913 (the one building which was allowed to breach the height law imposed on Springfield by Massachusetts).[1]

Tallest buildings and structures in Springfield, Massachusetts
RankNameImageHeightFloorsUseBuilt
1Monarch Place401 ft26Commercial office1987
2Tower Square371 ft29Commercial office1970
3Springfield Municipal Group Campanile300 ftn/aCampanile1913
4Chestnut Park289 ft34Apartment building1977
5One Financial Plaza230 ft17Commercial office1983
6Chestnut Park207 ft17Apartment building1976
7Linden Towers183 ft15Apartment building
8Springfield Marriot183 ft.15
9Bay State Place-East158 ft.13
10Tri-Towers Tower 1158 ft.13
11Tri-Towers Tower 2158 ft.13
12Bay State Place-West146 ft.12
13Tri-Towers 3146 ft.12
14Laquinta Hotel146 ft.12
15Sheraton Monarch146 ft.12
16TD Bank Center146 ft.12
17295 Worthington Street142 ft8Commercial office1926
181200 Main Street125 ft12Commercial office1907-08
1995 State Street125 ft10Commercial office1930
20People's Bank125 ft10Bank1915
21Old First Church at Court Square125 ftn/aChurch1816

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Springfield Municipal Group Campanile, Springfield | 126910 . https://archive.today/20130409120701/http://www.emporis.com/building/springfieldmunicipalgroupcampanile-springfield-ma-usa?nav=city&lng=3&id=102268 . dead . April 9, 2013 . Emporis . 2022-05-02.