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Baystate Corset Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Baystate Corset Block

On the National Register since 198343 years
Panel BrickListed 1983Springfield

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About Baystate Corset Block

Baystate Corset Block, at 395-405 Dwight St. and 99 Taylor St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Panel Brick, as it does for 37 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Springfield MRA. 30 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 6 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1874 to today

  1. 1874Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
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395-405 Dwight St. and 99 Taylor St., Springfield · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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53 more Register listings within half a mile

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BCarlton House BlockItalianate Vernacular0.2 miBSanderson, Julia, TheaterClassical Revival · Built 18430.2 miBPatton and Loomis BlockEarly 20th Century Commercial0.2 miBOlmsted-Hixon-Albion BlockClassical Revival0.2 miBHampden Savings BankClassical Revival · Built 19180.2 miBChapin National Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19170.2 miBHenking Hotel and CafeGeorgian Revival · Built 18990.2 miDDowntown Springfield Railroad DistrictVernacular0.2 miBSpringfield District CourtNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBUnion Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19080.3 miBRepublican BlockItalianate0.3 miBHaynes Hotel Waters BuildingItalianate · Built 18650.3 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.3 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.3 miBUnited Electric Co. BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.4 miBHampden County CourthouseBuilt 18740.4 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictRomanesque0.4 miBGuenther & Handel's BlockGreek Revival0.4 miBFirst Church of Christ, CongregationalFederal · Built 18180.4 miBWalker BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.4 miBRadding BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19150.4 miBSpringfield Safe Deposit and Trust CompanyArt Deco · Built 19330.4 miBSpringfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Classical Revival · Built 19050.4 miBFrench Congregational ChurchVictorian Gothic0.5 miBW C A Boarding HouseEastlake0.5 miDSmith Carriage Company DistrictDistrict0.5 miBBurbach BlockPanel Brick · Built 18820.5 miBBangs BlockItalianate · Built 18700.5 miBMcKinney BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19050.5 miBColonial BlockGeorgian Revival · Built 19020.5 miBSouth Congregational ChurchHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18750.5 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical · Built 19230.5 miBEthel Apartment HouseBuilt 19120.5 miBLaurel HallClassical Revival0.5 miDBelle and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 mi
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Panel Brick style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Panel Brick.

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Questions about Baystate Corset Block

Is Baystate Corset Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1983 (Register number 83000737).

Is Baystate Corset Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Springfield Armory National Historic Site, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Baystate Corset Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Baystate Corset Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63790272 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.