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Hampden County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Hampden County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197254 years
Listed 1972Springfield
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About

About Hampden County Courthouse

Hampden County Courthouse, at Elm St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 1, 1972. It was among the first 3 of Springfield’s 94 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 1 acre. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Springfield, United States of America. 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 · 34 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1874 to today

  1. 1874Built, designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge; Henry Hobson Richardson
  2. 1972Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 54 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Elm St., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hampden County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2United Electric Co. BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 1910 · next door
  3. 3French Congregational ChurchVictorian Gothic · next door
  4. 4W C A Boarding HouseEastlake · next door
  5. 5Colonial BlockGeorgian Revival · Built 1902 · next door
Around it

55 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DCourt Square Historic DistrictRomanesque<0.1 miBMcKinney BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19050.1 miBGuenther & Handel's BlockGreek Revival0.1 miBFirst Church of Christ, CongregationalFederal · Built 18180.1 miBWalker BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.1 miBSpringfield District CourtNeo-Classical Revival0.1 miBRadding BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19150.1 miBSpringfield Safe Deposit and Trust CompanyArt Deco · Built 19330.1 miBUnion Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19080.1 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchRomanesque Revival · Built 18730.2 miBState ArmoryGreek Revival0.2 miBMills-Hale-Owen BlocksItalianate0.2 miDSmith Carriage Company DistrictDistrict0.2 miBBurbach BlockPanel Brick · Built 18820.2 miBBangs BlockItalianate · Built 18700.2 miBSpringfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Classical Revival · Built 19050.2 miBRepublican BlockItalianate0.2 miBHaynes Hotel Waters BuildingItalianate · Built 18650.2 mi
Show the other 37
BEvans Court Apartment BuildingBuilt 19100.3 miBMilton-Bradley CompanyPanel Brick0.3 miDMaple-Union CornersDistrict0.3 miBSouth Congregational ChurchHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18750.3 miBFuller BlockRomanesque · Built 18870.3 miBWorthy HotelRenaissance Revival · Built 19000.3 miBSmith's BuildingPanel Brick · Built 18970.3 miBStearns Building20th Century Commercial0.3 miBDriscoll's BlockPanel Brick0.3 miBTrinity Block20th Century Commercial0.3 miBFitzgerald's Stearns Square BlockItalianate0.3 miBMorgan BlockClassical Revival0.3 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.3 miBPatton BuildingGeorgian Revival Vernacular0.4 miBWhitcomb WarehousePanel Brick0.4 miBCarlton House BlockItalianate Vernacular0.4 miBSanderson, Julia, TheaterClassical Revival · Built 18430.4 miBPatton and Loomis BlockEarly 20th Century Commercial0.4 miBKennedy-Worthington BlocksBuilding0.4 miBOlmsted-Hixon-Albion BlockClassical Revival0.4 miBHampden Savings BankClassical Revival · Built 19180.4 miBChapin National Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19170.4 miBWason-Springfield Steam Power BlocksBuilding0.4 miBStacy BuildingPanel Brick0.4 miBBicycle Club BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 18910.4 miBSpringfield Steam Power Company BlockPanel Brick0.4 miBWells BlockItalianate0.4 miDApremont Triangle Historic DistrictCommercial0.4 miBBaystate Corset BlockPanel Brick · Built 18740.4 miBWilly's Overland Block20th Century Commercial0.4 miBMcIntosh BuildingChicago Style0.4 miBHiberian BlockClassical Revival0.4 miBAdams Apartment BuildingBuilt 19120.5 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical · Built 19230.5 miBCutler and Porter BlockPanel Brick · Built 18940.5 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 miBProduce Exchange Building20th Century Commercial Façade0.5 mi

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Questions about Hampden County Courthouse

Is Hampden County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 1, 1972 (Register number 72000134).

Is Hampden County Courthouse 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 Hampden County Courthouse?

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 Hampden County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 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 63795185 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.