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Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block

On the National Register since 198343 years
ItalianateListed 1983Springfield

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

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About Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block

Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block, at 300-308 Bridge St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1983. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 579 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Springfield MRA. 33 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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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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300-308 Bridge St., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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55 more Register listings within half a mile

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BSpringfield District CourtNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBUnion Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19080.2 miBRepublican BlockItalianate0.2 miBPatton BuildingGeorgian Revival Vernacular0.2 miBWhitcomb WarehousePanel Brick0.2 miBSanderson, Julia, TheaterClassical Revival · Built 18430.2 miBChapin National Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19170.2 miDApremont Triangle Historic DistrictCommercial0.2 miBWilly's Overland Block20th Century Commercial0.2 miBCutler and Porter BlockPanel Brick · Built 18940.2 miBProduce Exchange Building20th Century Commercial Façade0.2 miBUnited Electric Co. BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.3 miBHampden County CourthouseBuilt 18740.3 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictRomanesque0.3 miBWalker BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.3 miBRadding BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19150.3 miBSpringfield Safe Deposit and Trust CompanyArt Deco · Built 19330.3 miBSpringfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Classical Revival · Built 19050.3 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.3 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic DistrictGothic 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 miBBurbach BlockPanel Brick · Built 18820.4 miBBangs BlockItalianate · Built 18700.4 miBMcKinney BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19050.4 miBColonial BlockGeorgian Revival · Built 19020.4 miBGuenther & Handel's BlockGreek Revival0.4 miBSouth Congregational ChurchHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18750.4 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 18730.5 miBState ArmoryGreek Revival0.5 miBMills-Hale-Owen BlocksItalianate0.5 miDSmith Carriage Company DistrictDistrict0.5 miBMilton-Bradley CompanyPanel Brick0.5 miDMaple-Union CornersDistrict0.5 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical · Built 19230.5 mi
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Questions about Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block

Is Fitzgerald's Stearns Square Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1983 (Register number 83000747).

Is Fitzgerald's Stearns Square 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 Fitzgerald's Stearns Square 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 Fitzgerald's Stearns Square 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 63790291 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.