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Driscoll's Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Driscoll's Block

On the National Register since 198343 years
Panel BrickListed 1983Springfield

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Driscoll's Block

Driscoll's Block, at 211-13 Worthington 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. 32 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric block 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↗
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211-13 Worthington St., Springfield · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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55 more Register listings within half a mile

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BUnion Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19080.2 miBRepublican BlockItalianate0.2 miBHaynes Hotel Waters BuildingItalianate · Built 18650.2 miBWhitcomb WarehousePanel Brick0.2 miDApremont Triangle Historic DistrictCommercial0.2 miBWilly's Overland Block20th Century Commercial0.2 miBMcIntosh BuildingChicago Style0.2 miBHiberian BlockClassical Revival0.2 miBCutler and Porter BlockPanel Brick · Built 18940.2 miBProduce Exchange Building20th Century Commercial Façade0.2 miBHampden County CourthouseBuilt 18740.3 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictRomanesque0.3 miBFirst Church of Christ, CongregationalFederal · Built 18180.3 miBWalker BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.3 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.3 miBHenking Hotel and CafeGeorgian Revival · Built 18990.3 miDDowntown Springfield Railroad DistrictVernacular0.3 miBFrench Congregational ChurchVictorian Gothic0.4 miBW C A Boarding HouseEastlake0.4 miBUnited Electric Co. BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.4 miBBangs BlockItalianate · Built 18700.4 miBMcKinney BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19050.4 miBColonial BlockGeorgian Revival · Built 19020.4 miBGuenther & Handel's BlockGreek Revival0.4 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 Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 18730.5 miBState ArmoryGreek Revival0.5 miBMills-Hale-Owen BlocksItalianate0.5 miDSmith Carriage Company DistrictDistrict0.5 miBBurbach BlockPanel Brick · Built 18820.5 miBMilton-Bradley CompanyPanel Brick0.5 miBSouth Congregational ChurchHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18750.5 miBEthel Apartment HouseBuilt 19120.5 miBLaurel HallClassical Revival0.5 mi
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Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Panel Brick.

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Questions about Driscoll's Block

Is Driscoll's Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1983 (Register number 83000746).

Is Driscoll's 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 Driscoll's 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 Driscoll's 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 63790276 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.