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Radding Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Radding Building

On the National Register since 198343 years
Classical RevivalListed 1983Springfield

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About Radding Building

Radding Building, at 143-147 State St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1983. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 219 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Springfield MRA. 26 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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↗
Through the years

1915 to today

  1. 1915Built, designed by Charles R. Greco
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
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143-147 State St., Springfield · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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57 more Register listings within half a mile

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BRepublican BlockItalianate0.2 miBHaynes Hotel Waters BuildingItalianate · Built 18650.2 miBSouth Congregational ChurchHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18750.2 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.2 miBEvans Court Apartment BuildingBuilt 19100.3 miBFuller BlockRomanesque · Built 18870.3 miBWorthy HotelRenaissance Revival · Built 19000.3 miBStearns Building20th Century Commercial0.3 miBFitzgerald's Stearns Square BlockItalianate0.3 miBMorgan BlockClassical Revival0.3 miDApremont Triangle Historic DistrictCommercial0.3 miBAdams Apartment BuildingBuilt 19120.4 miBPatton BuildingGeorgian Revival Vernacular0.4 miBCarlton House BlockItalianate Vernacular0.4 miBSmith's BuildingPanel Brick · Built 18970.4 miBPatton and Loomis BlockEarly 20th Century Commercial0.4 miBDriscoll's BlockPanel Brick0.4 miBTrinity Block20th Century Commercial0.4 miBKennedy-Worthington BlocksBuilding0.4 miBOlmsted-Hixon-Albion BlockClassical Revival0.4 miBHampden Savings BankClassical Revival · Built 19180.4 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 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical · Built 19230.4 miBBaystate Corset BlockPanel Brick · Built 18740.4 miBWilly's Overland Block20th Century Commercial0.4 miBMcIntosh BuildingChicago Style0.4 miBHiberian BlockClassical Revival0.4 miDQuadrangle-Mattoon Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miDOuting Park Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.5 miBWhitcomb WarehousePanel Brick0.5 miBSanderson, Julia, TheaterClassical Revival · Built 18430.5 miBChapin National Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19170.5 miBCutler and Porter BlockPanel Brick · Built 18940.5 miBProduce Exchange Building20th Century Commercial Façade0.5 miDDowntown Springfield Railroad DistrictVernacular0.5 mi
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Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

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Questions about Radding Building

Is Radding Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1983 (Register number 83000762).

Is Radding 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, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Radding 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.

Where can I read the history of Radding Building?

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 63790303 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.