Memorial Square District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Coordinates: | 42.1103°N -72.6028°W |
Built: | 1866 |
Architect: | Multiple |
Architecture: | Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival |
Added: | August 29, 1977 |
Refnum: | 77000180 |
Memorial Square is a neighborhood located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
A predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood with several parks, Memorial Square is within walking distance to Springfield's three nationally ranked hospitals, Baystate Medical Center, Shriner's Children's Hospital, and Mercy Medical.
Always a neighborhood of immigrants, Memorial Square was a primarily Greek neighborhood from the Industrial Revolution until the Great Latino Immigration of the 1980s-present. The architecturally brilliant St. George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, founded in 1907, built in 1940, is a testament to Memorial Square's past as a vibrant Greek enclave.[1]
A portion of the neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Memorial Square District.