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Hancock Apartment Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Hancock Apartment Building

Also known as Hancock Apartments; Geckler Building

On the National Register since 201511 years
Listed 2015Springfield

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

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About Hancock Apartment Building

Hancock Apartment Building, at 116-118 Hancock, 130 Tyler Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 2015. The Register lists it for its architecture, town planning and social history, at the local level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Springfield, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1912 to today

  1. 1912Built
  2. 2015Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 11 years
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

116-118 Hancock, 130 Tyler Sts., Springfield · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

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

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Questions about Hancock Apartment Building

Is Hancock Apartment Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 29, 2015 (Register number 15000662).

Is Hancock Apartment Building 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 Hancock Apartment Building?

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.

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