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Carlton House Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Carlton House Block

On the National Register since 198343 years
Italianate VernacularListed 1983Springfield
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About Carlton House Block

Carlton House Block, at 9-13 Hampden St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1983. The Register lists it for its industry, commerce and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Downtown Springfield MRA. 26 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSpringfield, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed. 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↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

9-13 Hampden St., Springfield · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Carlton House BlockStart here
  2. 2Patton BuildingGeorgian Revival Vernacular · next door
  3. 3Patton and Loomis BlockEarly 20th Century Commercial · next door
  4. 4Olmsted-Hixon-Albion BlockClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Hampden Savings BankClassical Revival · Built 1918 · next door
Around it

51 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFuller BlockRomanesque · Built 18870.1 miBWhitcomb WarehousePanel Brick0.1 miBWorthy HotelRenaissance Revival · Built 19000.1 miBSanderson, Julia, TheaterClassical Revival · Built 18430.1 miBSmith's BuildingPanel Brick · Built 18970.1 miBDriscoll's BlockPanel Brick0.1 miBTrinity Block20th Century Commercial0.1 miBKennedy-Worthington BlocksBuilding0.1 miBFitzgerald's Stearns Square BlockItalianate0.1 miBChapin National Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19170.1 miBWason-Springfield Steam Power BlocksBuilding0.1 miBStacy BuildingPanel Brick0.1 miBSpringfield Steam Power Company BlockPanel Brick0.1 miBWells BlockItalianate0.1 miBSpringfield District CourtNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBRepublican BlockItalianate0.2 miBHaynes Hotel Waters BuildingItalianate · Built 18650.2 miBStearns Building20th Century Commercial0.2 mi
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BMorgan BlockClassical Revival0.2 miBBicycle Club BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 18910.2 miBBaystate Corset BlockPanel Brick · Built 18740.2 miBCutler and Porter BlockPanel Brick · Built 18940.2 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictRomanesque0.3 miBFirst Church of Christ, CongregationalFederal · Built 18180.3 miBUnion Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19080.3 miDApremont Triangle Historic DistrictCommercial0.3 miBWilly's Overland Block20th Century Commercial0.3 miBMcIntosh BuildingChicago Style0.3 miBHiberian BlockClassical Revival0.3 miBProduce Exchange Building20th Century Commercial Façade0.3 miBHenking Hotel and CafeGeorgian Revival · Built 18990.3 miBUnited Electric Co. BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.4 miBHampden County CourthouseBuilt 18740.4 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 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.4 miDDowntown Springfield Railroad DistrictVernacular0.4 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 18730.5 miBState ArmoryGreek Revival0.5 miBFrench Congregational ChurchVictorian Gothic0.5 miBW C A Boarding HouseEastlake0.5 miBBurbach BlockPanel Brick · Built 18820.5 miBBangs BlockItalianate · Built 18700.5 miBMcKinney BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19050.5 miBColonial BlockGeorgian Revival · Built 19020.5 miBGuenther & Handel's BlockGreek Revival0.5 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 miBEthel Apartment HouseBuilt 19120.5 miBLaurel HallClassical Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Carlton House Block

Is Carlton House Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1983 (Register number 83000741).

Is Carlton House 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, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Carlton House 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 Carlton House 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 63790359 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.